diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/cgit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/cgit/default.nix
index f48fe4b1ec4c..a38055d9b219 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/cgit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/cgit/default.nix
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "09lzwa183nblr6l8ib35g2xrjf9wm9yhk3szfvyzkwivdv69c9r2";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ] ++ [ python wrapPython ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config asciidoc ] ++ [ python wrapPython ];
   buildInputs = [
-    openssl zlib asciidoc libxml2 libxslt docbook_xsl luajit
+    openssl zlib libxml2 libxslt docbook_xsl luajit
   ];
   pythonPath = [ pygments markdown ];
 
@@ -48,10 +48,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   preBuild = ''
     mkdir -p git
     tar --strip-components=1 -xf "$gitSrc" -C git
-
-    makeFlagsArray+=(prefix="$out" CGIT_SCRIPT_PATH="$out/cgit/")
   '';
 
+  makeFlags = [
+    "prefix=$(out)"
+    "CGIT_SCRIPT_PATH=$out/cgit/"
+    "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc"
+    "AR=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}ar"
+  ];
+
   # Install manpage.
   postInstall = ''
     # xmllint fails: