diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools.nix
index b2d04c8667d5..c6112766781e 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools.nix
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ in with pkgs; rec {
         cp -d ${mpfr.out}/lib/libmpfr*.so* $out/lib
         cp -d ${libmpc.out}/lib/libmpc*.so* $out/lib
         cp -d ${zlib.out}/lib/libz.so* $out/lib
-        cp -d ${libelf}/lib/libelf.so* $out/lib
 
       '' + lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) ''
         # These needed for cross but not native tools because the stdenv