diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/nuttcp/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/nuttcp/default.nix
index 584ad029970e..9483c3ce756d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/nuttcp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/nuttcp/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     installShellFiles
   ];
 
+  makeFlags = [ "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc" ];
+
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin
     cp nuttcp-${version} $out/bin/nuttcp