diff --git a/pkgs/development/misc/newlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/misc/newlib/default.nix
index 8aed144ff65c253..56c644af140ace3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/misc/newlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/misc/newlib/default.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   # logic was not fixed.  So we must disable it.
   ''
     substituteInPlace configure --replace 'noconfigdirs target-newlib target-libgloss' 'noconfigdirs'
+    substituteInPlace configure --replace 'cross_only="target-libgloss target-newlib' 'cross_only="'
   '';