diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libatasmart/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libatasmart/default.nix
index 3c8c71bdde57a..018f8c6243503 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libatasmart/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libatasmart/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, udev }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, udev, buildPackages }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "libatasmart-0.19";
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "138gvgdwk6h4ljrjsr09pxk1nrki4b155hqdzyr8mlk3bwsfmw31";
   };
 
+  depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [ udev ];