diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/add-flags b/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/add-flags
index 3b0645471531..7a9711290aa1 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/add-flags
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/add-flags
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ if test -e @out@/nix-support/libc-ldflags-before; then
     export NIX_LDFLAGS_BEFORE="$(cat @out@/nix-support/libc-ldflags-before) $NIX_LDFLAGS_BEFORE"
 fi
 
-export NIX_CLANG_WRAPPER_FLAGS_SET=1
+export NIX_GCC_WRAPPER_FLAGS_SET=1
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/clang-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/clang-wrapper.sh
index b39aa2d721e8..57715274f1e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/clang-wrapper.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/clang-wrapper.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #! @shell@ -e
 
-if test -n "$NIX_CLANG_WRAPPER_START_HOOK"; then
-    source "$NIX_CLANG_WRAPPER_START_HOOK"
+if test -n "$NIX_GCC_WRAPPER_START_HOOK"; then
+    source "$NIX_GCC_WRAPPER_START_HOOK"
 fi
 
-if test -z "$NIX_CLANG_WRAPPER_FLAGS_SET"; then
+if test -z "$NIX_GCC_WRAPPER_FLAGS_SET"; then
     source @out@/nix-support/add-flags.sh
 fi
 
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/default.nix
index 4b2a5a1182ea..7a5d87127d90 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   builder = ./builder.sh;
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
   clangWrapper = ./clang-wrapper.sh;
-  ldWrapper = ./ld-wrapper.sh;
-  utils = ./utils.sh;
+  ldWrapper = ../gcc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh;
+  utils = ../gcc-wrapper/utils.sh;
   addFlags = ./add-flags;
 
   inherit nativeTools nativeLibc nativePrefix clang clangVersion libcxx;
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 105d1670eb6a..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,164 +0,0 @@
-#! @shell@ -e
-
-if test -n "$NIX_LD_WRAPPER_START_HOOK"; then
-    source "$NIX_LD_WRAPPER_START_HOOK"
-fi
-
-if test -z "$NIX_CLANG_WRAPPER_FLAGS_SET"; then
-    source @out@/nix-support/add-flags.sh
-fi
-
-source @out@/nix-support/utils.sh
-
-
-# Optionally filter out paths not refering to the store.
-params=("$@")
-if test "$NIX_ENFORCE_PURITY" = "1" -a -n "$NIX_STORE" \
-        -a \( -z "$NIX_IGNORE_LD_THROUGH_CLANG" -o -z "$NIX_LDFLAGS_SET" \); then
-    rest=()
-    n=0
-    while test $n -lt ${#params[*]}; do
-        p=${params[n]}
-        p2=${params[$((n+1))]}
-        if test "${p:0:3}" = "-L/" && badPath "${p:2}"; then
-            skip $p
-        elif test "$p" = "-L" && badPath "$p2"; then
-            n=$((n + 1)); skip $p2
-        elif test "$p" = "-rpath" && badPath "$p2"; then
-            n=$((n + 1)); skip $p2
-        elif test "$p" = "-dynamic-linker" && badPath "$p2"; then
-            n=$((n + 1)); skip $p2
-        elif test "${p:0:1}" = "/" && badPath "$p"; then
-            # We cannot skip this; barf.
-            echo "impure path \`$p' used in link" >&2
-            exit 1
-        elif test "${p:0:9}" = "--sysroot"; then
-            # Our ld is not built with sysroot support (Can we fix that?)
-            :
-        else
-            rest=("${rest[@]}" "$p")
-        fi
-        n=$((n + 1))
-    done
-    params=("${rest[@]}")
-fi
-
-
-extra=()
-extraBefore=()
-
-if test -z "$NIX_LDFLAGS_SET"; then
-    extra+=($NIX_LDFLAGS $NIX_LDFLAGS_AFTER)
-    extraBefore+=($NIX_LDFLAGS_BEFORE)
-fi
-
-
-# Add all used dynamic libraries to the rpath.
-if test "$NIX_DONT_SET_RPATH" != "1"; then
-
-    libPath=""
-    addToLibPath() {
-        local path="$1"
-        if test "${path:0:1}" != "/"; then return 0; fi
-        case "$path" in
-            *..*|*./*|*/.*|*//*)
-                local path2
-                if path2=$(readlink -f "$path"); then
-                    path="$path2"
-                fi
-                ;;
-        esac
-        case $libPath in
-            *\ $path\ *) return 0 ;;
-        esac
-        libPath="$libPath $path "
-    }
-    
-    addToRPath() {
-        # If the path is not in the store, don't add it to the rpath.
-        # This typically happens for libraries in /tmp that are later
-        # copied to $out/lib.  If not, we're screwed.
-        if test "${1:0:${#NIX_STORE}}" != "$NIX_STORE"; then return 0; fi
-        case $rpath in
-            *\ $1\ *) return 0 ;;
-        esac
-        rpath="$rpath $1 "
-    }
-
-    libs=""
-    addToLibs() {
-        libs="$libs $1"
-    }
-
-    rpath=""
-
-    # First, find all -L... switches.
-    allParams=("${params[@]}" ${extra[@]})
-    n=0
-    while test $n -lt ${#allParams[*]}; do
-        p=${allParams[n]}
-        p2=${allParams[$((n+1))]}
-        if test "${p:0:3}" = "-L/"; then
-            addToLibPath ${p:2}
-        elif test "$p" = "-L"; then
-            addToLibPath ${p2}
-            n=$((n + 1))
-        elif test "$p" = "-l"; then
-            addToLibs ${p2}
-            n=$((n + 1))
-        elif test "${p:0:2}" = "-l"; then
-            addToLibs ${p:2}
-        elif test "$p" = "-dynamic-linker"; then
-            # Ignore the dynamic linker argument, or it 
-            # will get into the next 'elif'. We don't want
-            # the dynamic linker path rpath to go always first.
-            n=$((n + 1))
-        elif [[ "$p" =~ ^[^-].*\.so($|\.) ]]; then
-            # This is a direct reference to a shared library, so add
-            # its directory to the rpath.
-            path="$(dirname "$p")";
-            addToRPath "${path}"
-        fi
-        n=$((n + 1))
-    done
-
-    # Second, for each directory in the library search path (-L...),
-    # see if it contains a dynamic library used by a -l... flag.  If
-    # so, add the directory to the rpath.
-    # It's important to add the rpath in the order of -L..., so
-    # the link time chosen objects will be those of runtime linking.
-    
-    for i in $libPath; do
-        for j in $libs; do
-            if test -f "$i/lib$j.so"; then
-                addToRPath $i
-                break
-            fi
-        done
-    done
-    
-
-    # Finally, add `-rpath' switches.
-    for i in $rpath; do
-        extra=(${extra[@]} -rpath $i)
-    done
-fi
-
-
-# Optionally print debug info.
-if test "$NIX_DEBUG" = "1"; then
-  echo "original flags to @ld@:" >&2
-  for i in "${params[@]}"; do
-      echo "  $i" >&2
-  done
-  echo "extra flags to @ld@:" >&2
-  for i in ${extra[@]}; do
-      echo "  $i" >&2
-  done
-fi
-
-if test -n "$NIX_LD_WRAPPER_EXEC_HOOK"; then
-    source "$NIX_LD_WRAPPER_EXEC_HOOK"
-fi
-
-exec @ld@ ${extraBefore[@]} "${params[@]}" ${extra[@]}
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/utils.sh b/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/utils.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 753b3772e956..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/build-support/clang-wrapper/utils.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-skip () {
-    if test "$NIX_DEBUG" = "1"; then
-        echo "skipping impure path $1" >&2
-    fi
-}
-
-
-# Checks whether a path is impure.  E.g., `/lib/foo.so' is impure, but
-# `/nix/store/.../lib/foo.so' isn't.
-badPath() {
-    local p=$1
-    
-    # Relative paths are okay (since they're presumably relative to
-    # the temporary build directory).
-    if test "${p:0:1}" != "/"; then return 1; fi
-    
-    # Otherwise, the path should refer to the store or some temporary
-    # directory (including the build directory).
-    test \
-        "$p" != "/dev/null" -a \
-        "${p:0:${#NIX_STORE}}" != "$NIX_STORE" -a \
-        "${p:0:4}" != "/tmp" -a \
-        "${p:0:${#NIX_BUILD_TOP}}" != "$NIX_BUILD_TOP"
-}