diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
index 29766a7fe020..c58523d3981c 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -274,31 +274,27 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     + extraBuildCommands;
 
   # The dynamic linker has different names on different Linux platforms.
+  #
+  # TODO(1b62c9c06173f4d5e6b090e5ae0c68fa5f478faf): This is not the best way to
+  # do this. I think the reference should be the style in the gcc-cross-wrapper,
+  # but to keep a stable stdenv now I do this sufficient if/else.
   dynamicLinker =
     if !nativeLibc then
-      (if stdenv.system == "i686-linux" then "ld-linux.so.2" else
-       if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then "ld-linux-x86-64.so.2" else
+      (if targetPlatform.system == "i686-linux"     then "ld-linux.so.2" else
+       if targetPlatform.system == "x86_64-linux"   then "ld-linux-x86-64.so.2" else
        # ARM with a wildcard, which can be "" or "-armhf".
-       if targetPlatform.isArm32 then "ld-linux*.so.3" else
-       if stdenv.system == "aarch64-linux" then "ld-linux-aarch64.so.1" else
-       if stdenv.system == "powerpc-linux" then "ld.so.1" else
-       if stdenv.system == "mips64el-linux" then "ld.so.1" else
-       if stdenv.system == "x86_64-darwin" then "/usr/lib/dyld" else
+       if targetPlatform.isArm32                    then "ld-linux*.so.3" else
+       if targetPlatform.system == "aarch64-linux"  then "ld-linux-aarch64.so.1" else
+       if targetPlatform.system == "powerpc-linux"  then "ld.so.1" else
+       if targetPlatform.system == "mips64el-linux" then "ld.so.1" else
+       if targetPlatform.system == "x86_64-darwin"  then "/usr/lib/dyld" else
+       if stdenv.lib.hasSuffix "pc-gnu" targetPlatform.config then "ld.so.1" else
        abort "Don't know the name of the dynamic linker for this platform.")
     else "";
 
   crossAttrs = {
     shell = shell.crossDrv + shell.crossDrv.shellPath;
     libc = stdenv.ccCross.libc;
-    #
-    # This is not the best way to do this. I think the reference should be
-    # the style in the gcc-cross-wrapper, but to keep a stable stdenv now I
-    # do this sufficient if/else.
-    dynamicLinker =
-      (if stdenv.cross.arch == "arm" then "ld-linux.so.3" else
-       if stdenv.cross.arch == "mips" then "ld.so.1" else
-       if stdenv.lib.hasSuffix "pc-gnu" stdenv.cross.config then "ld.so.1" else
-       abort "don't know the name of the dynamic linker for this platform");
   };
 
   meta =