diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh
index 513ab8053a7e..298ade21d1f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 addCVars () {
     if test -d $1/include; then
-        export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="$NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE -I$1/include"
+        export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="$NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE -isystem $1/include"
     fi
 
     if test -d $1/lib64; then