diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/dmd/binary.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/dmd/binary.nix
index f47e447334b41..8a0a41eb98551 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/dmd/binary.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/dmd/binary.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   dontBuild = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoPatchelfHook ]
-    ++ lib.optional hostPlatform.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames;
+    ++ lib.optional hostPlatform.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames
+    ++ lib.optional hostPlatform.isLinux glibc;
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ curl tzdata ] ++ lib.optional hostPlatform.isLinux glibc;
 
   installPhase = ''