diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/default.nix
index a9ed49832227..e9ce95c16099 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/default.nix
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="$NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE -isystem ${libcxx}/include/c++/v1"
 
       # don't use system installed Xcode to run clang, use Nix clang instead
-      sed -i -e "s;/usr/bin/xcrun clang;${stdenv.cc}/bin/clang $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE $NIX_LDFLAGS -framework CoreFoundation;g" \
+      sed -i -E "s;/usr/bin/xcrun (--sdk macosx )?clang;${stdenv.cc}/bin/clang $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE $NIX_LDFLAGS -framework CoreFoundation;g" \
         scripts/bootstrap/compile.sh \
         src/tools/xcode/realpath/BUILD \
         src/tools/xcode/stdredirect/BUILD \