diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
index 7273d805a320..0958bb2955b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
@@ -22,15 +22,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ libuuid gettext ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ fuse ];
 
-  # Only use glibc's __GNUC_PREREQ(X,Y) (checks if compiler is gcc version >= X.Y) when using glibc
   patches = [
     (fetchpatch {
       name = "CVE-2022-1304.patch";
       url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/ext2/e2fsprogs.git/patch/?id=ab51d587bb9b229b1fade1afd02e1574c1ba5c76";
       sha256 = "sha256-YEEow34/81NBOc6F6FS6i505FCQ7GHeIz0a0qWNs7Fg=";
     })
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "glibc") [
-    (fetchpatch {
+    (fetchpatch { # avoid using missing __GNUC_PREREQ(X,Y)
       url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/void-linux/void-packages/9583597eb3e6e6b33f61dbc615d511ce030bc443/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/patches/fix-glibcism.patch";
       sha256 = "1gfcsr0i3q8q2f0lqza8na0iy4l4p3cbii51ds6zmj0y4hz2dwhb";
       excludes = [ "lib/ext2fs/hashmap.h" ];