diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
index cf06fe9567e6..1b9e4bf666cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
@@ -357,8 +357,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
         )
       )
     }
-    ${if (stdenv ? glibc && cross == null)
-      then " --with-native-system-header-dir=${stdenv.glibc.dev}/include"
+    ${if cross == null
+      then " --with-native-system-header-dir=${getDev stdenv.libc}/include"
       else ""}
     ${if langAda then " --enable-libada" else ""}
     ${if cross == null && stdenv.isi686 then "--with-arch=i686" else ""}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
index a746b7e12b33..71edda0937f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
         )
       )
     }
-    ${if (stdenv ? glibc && cross == null)
-      then " --with-native-system-header-dir=${stdenv.glibc.dev}/include"
+    ${if cross == null
+      then " --with-native-system-header-dir=${getDev stdenv.libc}/include"
       else ""}
     ${if langAda then " --enable-libada" else ""}
     ${if cross == null && stdenv.isi686 then "--with-arch=i686" else ""}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
index 6f8a32a7bfc0..e84c677408c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
         )
       )
     }
-    ${if (stdenv ? glibc && cross == null)
-      then " --with-native-system-header-dir=${stdenv.glibc.dev}/include"
+    ${if cross == null
+      then " --with-native-system-header-dir=${getDev stdenv.libc}/include"
       else ""}
     ${if langAda then " --enable-libada" else ""}
     ${if cross == null && stdenv.isi686 then "--with-arch=i686" else ""}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
index 57172a2d9db9..b33437ee868c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
         )
       )
     }
-    ${if (stdenv ? glibc && cross == null)
-      then " --with-native-system-header-dir=${stdenv.glibc.dev}/include"
+    ${if cross == null
+      then " --with-native-system-header-dir=${getDev stdenv.libc}/include"
       else ""}
     ${if langAda then " --enable-libada" else ""}
     ${if cross == null && stdenv.isi686 then "--with-arch=i686" else ""}