diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++/default.nix
index 2b543b9d793a..6344304b84bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++/default.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   linkCxxAbi = stdenv.isLinux;
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    mv $out/lib/libc++.a $out/lib/libc++_static.a
+    cp ${./libc++.a} $out/lib/libc++.a
+  '';
+
   setupHooks = [
     ../../../../../build-support/setup-hooks/role.bash
     ./setup-hook.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++/libc++.a b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++/libc++.a
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f676948115eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++/libc++.a
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+INPUT(-lc++_static -lc++abi)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++/default.nix
index b182f1250e72..6dc81e10163f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   linkCxxAbi = stdenv.isLinux;
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    mv $out/lib/libc++.a $out/lib/libc++_static.a
+    cp ${./libc++.a} $out/lib/libc++.a
+  '';
+
   setupHooks = [
     ../../../../../build-support/setup-hooks/role.bash
     ./setup-hook.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++/libc++.a b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++/libc++.a
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f676948115eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++/libc++.a
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+INPUT(-lc++_static -lc++abi)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++/default.nix
index 3a165e9da7b1..b90b6b7b58c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   linkCxxAbi = stdenv.isLinux;
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    mv $out/lib/libc++.a $out/lib/libc++_static.a
+    cp ${./libc++.a} $out/lib/libc++.a
+  '';
+
   setupHooks = [
     ../../../../../build-support/setup-hooks/role.bash
     ./setup-hook.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++/libc++.a b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++/libc++.a
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f676948115eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++/libc++.a
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+INPUT(-lc++_static -lc++abi)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++/default.nix
index 76bfb34975e6..f3b2f4df6cc6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++/default.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   linkCxxAbi = stdenv.isLinux;
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    mv $out/lib/libc++.a $out/lib/libc++_static.a
+    cp ${./libc++.a} $out/lib/libc++.a
+  '';
+
   setupHooks = [
     ../../../../../build-support/setup-hooks/role.bash
     ./setup-hook.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++/libc++.a b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++/libc++.a
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f676948115eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++/libc++.a
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+INPUT(-lc++_static -lc++abi)