diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nfs-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nfs-utils/default.nix
index a5afe730476a..0234a7a2649b 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nfs-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nfs-utils/default.nix
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags =
     [ "--disable-gss" "--disable-nfsv4" "--disable-nfsv41" "--disable-tirpc"
       "--with-statedir=/var/lib/nfs"
-      "--with-rpcgen=${stdenv.glibc}/bin/rpcgen"
-    ];
+    ]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional (stdenv ? glibc) "--with-rpcgen=${stdenv.glibc}/bin/rpcgen";
 
   patchPhase =
     ''