diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
index fc0446274161..736494b5ee55 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
     # TODO(@sternenseemann): rename env var via stdenv rebuild
     shell = (getBin runtimeShell + runtimeShell.shellPath or "");
     gnugrep_bin = optionalString (!nativeTools) gnugrep;
+    rm = if nativeTools then "rm" else lib.getExe' coreutils "rm";
+    mktemp = if nativeTools then "mktemp" else lib.getExe' coreutils "mktemp";
     wrapperName = "BINTOOLS_WRAPPER";
     inherit dynamicLinker targetPrefix suffixSalt coreutils_bin;
     inherit bintools_bin libc_bin libc_dev libc_lib;
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
index 310cbc001c8b..a3a3eddc52bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ PATH="$path_backup"
 # Old bash workaround, see above.
 
 if (( "${NIX_LD_USE_RESPONSE_FILE:-@use_response_file_by_default@}" >= 1 )); then
-    responseFile=$(mktemp "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/ld-params.XXXXXX")
-    trap 'rm -f -- "$responseFile"' EXIT
+    responseFile=$(@mktemp@ "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/ld-params.XXXXXX")
+    trap '@rm@ -f -- "$responseFile"' EXIT
     printf "%q\n" \
        ${extraBefore+"${extraBefore[@]}"} \
        ${params+"${params[@]}"} \
diff --git a/pkgs/test/cc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/test/cc-wrapper/default.nix
index 61d65784f5b9..22991e0dc07d 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/cc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/test/cc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
       ASAN_OPTIONS=use_sigaltstack=0 ${emulator} ./sanitizers
     ''}
 
-    echo "Check whether CC with NIX_CC_USE_RESPONSE_FILE hardcodes all required binaries..." >&2
-    NIX_CC_USE_RESPONSE_FILE=1 ${CC} -v
+    echo "Check whether CC and LD with NIX_X_USE_RESPONSE_FILE hardcodes all required binaries..." >&2
+    NIX_CC_USE_RESPONSE_FILE=1 NIX_LD_USE_RESPONSE_FILE=1 ${CC} -v
 
     touch $out
   '';