diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-ld/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-ld/package.nix
index 208c59ab7576..03dbf07f4b20 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-ld/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-ld/package.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p $out/nix-support
 
-    ldpath=/${stdenv.hostPlatform.libDir}/$(basename $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/dynamic-linker))
+    ldpath=/${stdenv.hostPlatform.libDir}/$(basename ${stdenv.cc.bintools.dynamicLinker})
     echo "$ldpath" > $out/nix-support/ldpath
     mkdir -p $out/lib/tmpfiles.d/
     cat > $out/lib/tmpfiles.d/nix-ld.conf <<EOF