diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/policycoreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/policycoreutils/default.nix
index 98a2bcb4e6cf..b75405b42727 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/policycoreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/policycoreutils/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ libsepol libselinux ];
 
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lsepol";
+
   makeFlags = "LOCALEDIR=$(out)/share/locale";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {