diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
index 20edb670b8a0..3f0f44a189fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "info"
   ];
 
-  LDFLAGS = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isSunOS "-lm -lmd -lmp -luutil -lnvpair -lnsl -lidmap -lavl -lsec";
-
   configureFlags = [
     "--disable-csharp"
   ]
@@ -102,6 +100,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/199639
     # https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?66541
     am_cv_func_iconv_works = "yes";
+  }
+  // lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.hostPlatform.isSunOS {
+    LDFLAGS = "-lm -lmd -lmp -luutil -lnvpair -lnsl -lidmap -lavl -lsec";
   };
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;