diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/10/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/10/default.nix
index 2f7991a92124..aebe7b30f1a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/10/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/10/default.nix
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/11/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/11/default.nix
index 73f3d7b2a97c..c9d8663c0c40 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/11/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/11/default.nix
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
index 4ed41ba3ca1c..86dd9247f5a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version hostPlatform langJava langGo;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform langJava langGo;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
index 0eb0a85eaff5..b7c9e5bcc0a5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version hostPlatform langJava langGo;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform langJava langGo;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
index 32a4ad0dd090..069d9c18a62b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version hostPlatform gnatboot langJava langAda langGo;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform gnatboot langJava langAda langGo;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
index 33edc81ce539..1f153b0fb3a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version hostPlatform langGo;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform langGo;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
index dae98afccb90..4d9e216947d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version hostPlatform langGo;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform langGo;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/9/default.nix
index ebe20e0cba5c..09cf7e98db79 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/9/default.nix
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/common/pre-configure.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/common/pre-configure.nix
index 1c65b4a8ba64..d9977e0ba2f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/common/pre-configure.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/common/pre-configure.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, version, hostPlatform
+{ lib, version, hostPlatform, targetPlatform
 , gnatboot ? null
 , langAda ? false
 , langJava ? false
@@ -58,3 +58,10 @@ lib.optionalString (hostPlatform.isSunOS && hostPlatform.is64bit) ''
 + lib.optionalString (hostPlatform.isDarwin && langJit) ''
   export STRIP='strip -x'
 ''
+
+# HACK: if host and target config are the same, but the platforms are
+# actually different we need to convince the configure script that it
+# is in fact building a cross compiler although it doesn't believe it.
++ lib.optionalString (targetPlatform.config == hostPlatform.config && targetPlatform != hostPlatform) ''
+  substituteInPlace configure --replace is_cross_compiler=no is_cross_compiler=yes
+''