diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.0/gcc-4.0.2-cxx.patch b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.0/gcc-4.0.2-cxx.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b9d558d5c175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.0/gcc-4.0.2-cxx.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -ruN gcc-4.0.2/configure gcc-4.0.2.new/configure
+--- gcc-4.0.2/configure	2005-09-13 09:01:28.000000000 +0200
++++ gcc-4.0.2.new/configure	2006-01-20 20:38:09.000000000 +0100
+@@ -3471,7 +3471,7 @@
+ # being built; programs in there won't even run.
+ if test "${build}" = "${host}" && test -d ${srcdir}/gcc; then
+   # Search for pre-installed headers if nothing else fits.
+-  FLAGS_FOR_TARGET=$FLAGS_FOR_TARGET' -B$(build_tooldir)/bin/ -B$(build_tooldir)/lib/ -isystem $(build_tooldir)/include -isystem $(build_tooldir)/sys-include'
++  FLAGS_FOR_TARGET=$FLAGS_FOR_TARGET' -B$(build_tooldir)/bin/ -B$(build_tooldir)/lib/ -isystem $(build_tooldir)/include -isystem $(build_tooldir)/sys-include $(NIX_EXTRA_CFLAGS)'
+ fi
+ 
+ if test "x${use_gnu_ld}" = x &&