diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/10/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/10/default.nix
index 1b9f542894e0..aead3fa21fff 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/10/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/10/default.nix
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit crossStageStatic;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/11/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/11/default.nix
index 1dc9ed0a2679..1522569cccce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/11/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/11/default.nix
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit crossStageStatic;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/12/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/12/default.nix
index 20bc9dcf44bb..2279a8b5cccc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/12/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/12/default.nix
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit crossStageStatic;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
index 8cd0d3c9ce80..473bd39e406f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform langJava langGo;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform langJava langGo crossStageStatic;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
index 571d0b023124..9d9dae41c453 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform langJava langGo;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform langJava langGo crossStageStatic;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
index 62b46df1ab00..a5be86ca0522 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform gnatboot langJava langAda langGo;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform gnatboot langJava langAda langGo crossStageStatic;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
index 1abf14c8a8c7..7a9a6938fe76 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform langGo;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform langGo crossStageStatic;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
index 2dd265b648ce..427244016ae1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform langGo;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform langGo crossStageStatic;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/9/default.nix
index 30ae18e49173..602560364452 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/9/default.nix
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit lib;
-    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit;
+    inherit version targetPlatform hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit crossStageStatic;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/common/pre-configure.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/common/pre-configure.nix
index 310e7f8b574b..180d5f16e91f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/common/pre-configure.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/common/pre-configure.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 , langAda ? false
 , langJava ? false
 , langJit ? false
-, langGo }:
+, langGo
+, crossStageStatic
+}:
 
 assert langJava -> lib.versionOlder version "7";
 assert langAda -> gnatboot != null; let
@@ -67,3 +69,12 @@ in lib.optionalString (hostPlatform.isSunOS && hostPlatform.is64bit) ''
 + lib.optionalString (targetPlatform.config == hostPlatform.config && targetPlatform != hostPlatform) ''
   substituteInPlace configure --replace is_cross_compiler=no is_cross_compiler=yes
 ''
+
+# Normally (for host != target case) --without-headers automatically
+# enables 'inhibit_libc=true' in gcc's gcc/configure.ac. But case of
+# gcc->clang "cross"-compilation manages to evade it: there
+# hostPlatform != targetPlatform, hostPlatform.config == targetPlatform.config.
+# We explicitly inhibit libc headers use in this case as well.
++ lib.optionalString (targetPlatform != hostPlatform && crossStageStatic) ''
+  export inhibit_libc=true
+''