diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/setup-hook.sh
index 8edfa1ac92b1..81735a4feffe 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/setup-hook.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ if test -n "@binutils@"; then
     PATH=$PATH:@binutils@/bin
 fi
 
-if test -n "@glibc@"; then
-    PATH=$PATH:@glibc@/bin
+if test -n "@libc@"; then
+    PATH=$PATH:@libc@/bin
+    addCVars @libc@
 fi
 
 configureFlags="$configureFlags --build=$system --host=$crossConfig"
+dontPatchELF=1
+dontStrip=1
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/guile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/guile/default.nix
index 7e2de8c942ee..f81f8ab1e828 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/guile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/guile/default.nix
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1czhcrn6l63xhsw3fjmv88djflqxbdpxjhgmwwvscm8rv4wn7vmz";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [readline libtool gmp gawk];
+  buildNativeInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ libtool ];
+  propagatedBuildNativeInputs = [readline gmp gawk];
 
   postInstall = ''
     wrapProgram $out/bin/guile-snarf --prefix PATH : "${gawk}/bin"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/libtool2.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/libtool2.nix
index 0119515740dc..84921daf810c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/libtool2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/libtool2.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1bmpp31sfjl3nzj8psvnsqrrv4gwnqzii8dxpxr6djz508yavsv6";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ lzma m4 perl ];
+  buildNativeInputs = [ lzma m4 perl ];
 
   unpackCmd = "lzma -d < $src | tar xv";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/bash/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/bash/default.nix
index 02736dec2855..59b3ef73275a 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/bash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/bash/default.nix
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       import ./bash-patches.nix patch;
 
   # Note: Bison is needed because the patches above modify parse.y.
-  buildInputs = [bison]
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optional (texinfo != null) texinfo
+  buildNativeInputs = [bison];
+  buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional (texinfo != null) texinfo
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional interactive readline;
 
   configureFlags = "--with-installed-readline";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 922511e41ba1..629d3fe89d70 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ let
   # inside the set for derivations.
   recurseIntoAttrs = attrs: attrs // {recurseForDerivations = true;};
 
-  useFromStdenv = it : alternative : if (builtins.hasAttr it stdenv) then
+  useFromStdenv = it : alternative : if ((bootStdenv != null ||
+    crossSystem == null) && builtins.hasAttr it stdenv) then
     (builtins.getAttr it stdenv) else alternative;
 
   # Return the first available value in the order: pkg.val, val, or default.