diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
index 7a56d7c0e5c8..981dfee88b86 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     # GHC is a bit confused on its cross terminology, as these would normally be
     # the *host* tools.
     export CC="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cc"
-    export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
+    export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}c++"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
     export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${lib.optionalString useLdGold ".gold"}"
     export AS="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}as"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix
index 907d995a250a..40dabc6c9837 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     # GHC is a bit confused on its cross terminology, as these would normally be
     # the *host* tools.
     export CC="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cc"
-    export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
+    export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}c++"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
     export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${lib.optionalString useLdGold ".gold"}"
     export AS="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}as"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.0.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.0.2.nix
index 6de0f201599f..7b3f213ed333 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.0.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.0.2.nix
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     # GHC is a bit confused on its cross terminology, as these would normally be
     # the *host* tools.
     export CC="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cc"
-    export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
+    export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}c++"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
     export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${lib.optionalString useLdGold ".gold"}"
     export AS="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}as"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.3.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.3.nix
index af641ae9c59a..016b7df90ce1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.3.nix
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     # GHC is a bit confused on its cross terminology, as these would normally be
     # the *host* tools.
     export CC="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cc"
-    export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
+    export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}c++"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
     export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${lib.optionalString useLdGold ".gold"}"
     export AS="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}as"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
index 4f52ba0a6182..ea7c47959a19 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     # GHC is a bit confused on its cross terminology, as these would normally be
     # the *host* tools.
     export CC="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cc"
-    export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
+    export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}c++"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
     # and more generally have a faster linker.
     export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${lib.optionalString useLdGold ".gold"}"