diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libbfd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libbfd/default.nix
index 018239a3e778..ac508908e8f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libbfd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libbfd/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-{ stdenv
-, fetchurl, fetchpatch, gnu-config, autoreconfHook264, bison, binutils-raw
+{ stdenv, buildPackages
+, fetchurl, fetchpatch, gnu-config, autoreconfHook264, bison
 , libiberty, zlib
 }:
 
+let inherit (buildPackages.buildPackages) binutils-raw; in
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "libbfd-${version}";
   inherit (binutils-raw.bintools) version src;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libiberty/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libiberty/default.nix
index 6608a3393b12..516e6bbbe88c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libiberty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libiberty/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, gcc, staticBuild ? false }:
+{ stdenv, buildPackages, fetchurl, staticBuild ? false }:
+
+let inherit (buildPackages.buildPackages) gcc; in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "libiberty-${gcc.cc.version}";