diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
index 8ad150f13060..90505091d29c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ++ lib.optionals withLibsecret [ pkg-config glib libsecret ];
 
   # required to support pthread_cancel()
-  NIX_LDFLAGS = lib.optionalString (!stdenv.cc.isClang) "-lgcc_s"
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = lib.optionalString (stdenv.cc.isGNU && stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "glibc") "-lgcc_s"
               + lib.optionalString (stdenv.isFreeBSD) "-lthr";
 
   configureFlags = lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) [