diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/lix/common.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/lix/common.nix
index 2970b421fd5f..d39ddeda3ab2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/lix/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/lix/common.nix
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     [
       # Enable LTO, since it improves eval performance a fair amount
       # LTO is disabled on static due to strange linking errors
-      (lib.mesonBool "b_lto" (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic))
+      (lib.mesonBool "b_lto" (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic && stdenv.cc.isGNU))
       (lib.mesonEnable "gc" true)
       (lib.mesonBool "enable-tests" true)
       (lib.mesonBool "enable-docs" enableDocumentation)