diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/builder.sh b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/builder.sh
index a3a4d01e3c4b..ef46cc110f2e 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/builder.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ if test -n "$nativeTools"; then
     gccPath="$nativePrefix/bin"
     ldPath="$nativePrefix/bin"
 else
-    ldflags="$ldflags -L$gcc/lib"
+    if test -n "$gccLibs"; then
+        ldflags="$ldflags -L$gccLibs/lib -L$gccLibs/lib64"
+    fi
+    ldflags="$ldflags -L$gcc/lib -L$gcc/lib64"
     gccPath="$gcc/bin"
     ldPath="$binutils/$crossConfig/bin"
 fi
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/default.nix
index 362e378273dd..ea5e5d0dd564 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ assert nativeTools -> nativePrefix != "";
 assert !nativeTools -> gcc != null && binutils != null;
 assert !noLibc -> (!nativeLibc -> libc != null);
 
+let
+  chosenName = if name == "" then gcc.name else name;
+  gccLibs = stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    name = chosenName + "-libs";
+    phases = [ "installPhase" ];
+    installPhase = ''
+      ensureDir $out
+      cp -Rd ${gcc}/lib $out/lib
+      if [ -d ${gcc}/lib64 ]; then
+          cp -Rd ${gcc}/lib64 $out/lib64
+      fi
+    '';
+  };
+in
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   builder = ./builder.sh;
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
@@ -22,7 +36,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   addFlags = ./add-flags;
   inherit nativeTools nativeLibc nativePrefix gcc libc binutils;
   crossConfig = if (cross != null) then cross.config else null;
-  name = if name == "" then gcc.name else name;
+  gccLibs = if gcc != null then gccLibs else null;
+  name = chosenName;
   langC = if nativeTools then true else gcc.langC;
   langCC = if nativeTools then true else gcc.langCC;
   langF77 = if nativeTools then false else gcc ? langFortran;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc-2.11/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc-2.11/default.nix
index 7063008fe913..31a8ef13a4fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc-2.11/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc-2.11/default.nix
@@ -74,5 +74,10 @@ in
 
         dontStrip=1
       '';
-   }
+
+      # To avoid a dependency on the build system 'bash'.
+      preFixup = ''
+        rm $out/bin/{ldd,tzselect,catchsegv,xtrace}
+      '';
+    }
    else {}))