diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/mono/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/mono/generic.nix
index 25956bc06e1e..85d64de6c233 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/mono/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/mono/generic.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [glib];
 
-  NIX_LDFLAGS = if stdenv.isDarwin then "" else "-lgcc_s" ;
-
   configureFlags = [
     "--x-includes=${libX11.dev}/include"
     "--x-libraries=${libX11.out}/lib"