diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/appimagekit/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/appimagekit/default.nix
index 3118b784334b..151566ba8e8e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/appimagekit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/appimagekit/default.nix
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DUSE_SYSTEM_LIBARCHIVE=ON"
     "-DUSE_SYSTEM_GTEST=ON"
     "-DUSE_SYSTEM_MKSQUASHFS=ON"
+    "-DTOOLS_PREFIX=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}"
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''