diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/cc-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/cc-wrapper.sh
index b402893100b0..d08fd24cd2d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/cc-wrapper.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/cc-wrapper.sh
@@ -132,13 +132,12 @@ if [ "$NIX_ENFORCE_NO_NATIVE_@suffixSalt@" = 1 ]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ "$isCpp" = 1 ]]; then
+    if [[ "$cppInclude" = 1 ]]; then
+        NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE_@suffixSalt@+=" $NIX_CXXSTDLIB_COMPILE_@suffixSalt@"
+    fi
     NIX_CFLAGS_LINK_@suffixSalt@+=" $NIX_CXXSTDLIB_LINK_@suffixSalt@"
 fi
 
-if [[ "$cppInclude" = 1 ]]; then
-    NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE_@suffixSalt@+=" $NIX_CXXSTDLIB_COMPILE_@suffixSalt@"
-fi
-
 source @out@/nix-support/add-hardening.sh
 
 # Add the flags for the C compiler proper.