diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgcrypt/1.6.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgcrypt/1.6.nix
index ea981f7ed127..9dc8b8a23179 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgcrypt/1.6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgcrypt/1.6.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     make check
   '';
 
+  crossAttrs = let
+    isCross64 = stdenv.cross.config == "x86_64-w64-mingw32";
+  in stdenv.lib.optionalAttrs isCross64 {
+    configureFlags = [ "--disable-asm" "--disable-padlock-support" ];
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "GNU Libgcrypt, a general-pupose cryptographic library";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgpg-error/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgpg-error/default.nix
index da142a957ad7..8ce9a10701ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgpg-error/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgpg-error/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, bash }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, bash, gettext }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   name = "libgpg-error-1.12";
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     sha256 = "0pz58vr12qihq2f0bypjxsb6cf6ajq5258fmfm8s6lvwm3b9xz6a";
   };
 
+  # If architecture-dependant MO files aren't available, they're generated
+  # during build, so we need gettext for cross-builds.
+  crossAttrs.buildInputs = [ gettext ];
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = {