diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/w3m/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/w3m/default.nix
index 076b3faf11f5..a4b920c9e832 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/w3m/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/w3m/default.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ln -s $out/libexec/w3m/w3mimgdisplay $out/bin
   '';
 
-  configureFlags = "--with-ssl=${openssl} --with-gc=${boehmgc}"
+  configureFlags = "--with-ssl=${openssl} --with-gc=${boehmgc.dev}"
     + optionalString graphicsSupport " --enable-image=${optionalString x11Support "x11,"}fb";
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/opendylan/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/opendylan/default.nix
index 66e62f8965e6..0e26526ba161 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/opendylan/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/opendylan/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ./autogen.sh
   '';
 
-  configureFlags = if stdenv.system == "i686-linux" then "--with-mps=$(TMPDIR)/mps" else "--with-gc=${boehmgc}";
+  configureFlags = if stdenv.system == "i686-linux" then "--with-mps=$(TMPDIR)/mps" else "--with-gc=${boehmgc.dev}";
   buildPhase = "make 3-stage-bootstrap";
 
   postInstall = "wrapProgram $out/bin/dylan-compiler --suffix PATH : ${gcc}/bin";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/asymptote/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/asymptote/default.nix
index 971a7e973cc0..7d191ccaba55 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/asymptote/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/asymptote/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     configureFlags="$configureFlags --with-latex=$out/share/texmf/tex/latex --with-context=$out/share/texmf/tex/context/third"
   '';
 
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-I${boehmgc}/include/gc" ];
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-I${boehmgc.dev}/include/gc" ];
 
   postInstall = ''
     mv -v "$out/share/info/asymptote/"*.info $out/share/info/