diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/wrapper.nix
index a2b97577c8d3..0f62075439c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/wrapper.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 , sndio
 , libjack2
 , speechd
+, removeReferencesTo
 }:
 
 ## configurability of the wrapper itself
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ let
               };
             }));
 
-      nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper lndir jq ];
+      nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper lndir jq removeReferencesTo ];
       buildInputs = [ browser.gtk3 ];
 
 
@@ -413,7 +414,9 @@ let
       passthru = { unwrapped = browser; };
 
       disallowedRequisites = [ stdenv.cc ];
-
+      postInstall = ''
+        find "$out" -type f -exec remove-references-to -t ${stdenv.cc} '{}' +
+      '';
       meta = browser.meta // {
         inherit (browser.meta) description;
         mainProgram = launcherName;