diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/hashcat/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/hashcat/default.nix
index 5a2304b5fd0b..2e8370be85fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/hashcat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/hashcat/default.nix
@@ -21,8 +21,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
+     # Select libstdc++ or libc++ based on stdenv
+     # MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET is defined by the enviroment
      # Remove hardcoded paths on darwin
     substituteInPlace src/Makefile \
+  '' + lib.optionalString (stdenv.cc.libcxx != null) ''
+      --replace "-lstdc++" "-lc++ -l${stdenv.cc.libcxx.cxxabi.libName}" \
+  '' + ''
+      --replace "export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET" "#export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET" \
       --replace "/usr/bin/ar" "ar" \
       --replace "/usr/bin/sed" "sed" \
       --replace '-i ""' '-i'