diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/builder.sh b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/builder.sh
index 86d18ced54ef..e71e17427202 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/builder.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ cflagsCompile="-B$out/bin/"
 if test -z "$nativeLibc"; then
     cflagsCompile="$cflagsCompile -B$libc/lib/ -isystem $libc/include"
     ldflags="$ldflags -L$libc/lib"
+    # Get the proper dynamic linker for glibc and uclibc. 
     dlinker=`eval 'echo $libc/lib/ld-*.so.?'`
-    ldflagsBefore="-dynamic-linker $dlinker"
+    if [ -n "$dlinker" ]; then
+      ldflagsBefore="-dynamic-linker $dlinker"
+    fi
 fi
 
 if test -n "$nativeTools"; then