diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
index 22da13f5d1eb..50cb11dade5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ rec {
             "--disable-shared" # brrr...
           ];
       }));
-    } // lib.optionalAttrs (stdenv0.hostPlatform.libc == "libc") {
+    } // lib.optionalAttrs (stdenv0.hostPlatform.libc == "glibc") {
       extraBuildInputs = (old.extraBuildInputs or []) ++ [
         pkgs.glibc.static
       ];