diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/configure-crate.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/configure-crate.nix
index 1c946764c758..637c9fc62f2e 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/configure-crate.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/configure-crate.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib, stdenv, rust, echo_colored, noisily, mkRustcDepArgs, mkRustcFeatureArgs }:
 {
-  build
+  aarch64LinuxGccWorkaround
+, build
 , buildDependencies
 , codegenUnits
 , colors
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ in ''
   noisily cd "$cargo_toml_dir"
 ''}
 
+  export NIX_LDFLAGS+=" ${aarch64LinuxGccWorkaround}"
   runHook preConfigure
 
   symlink_dependency() {
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/default.nix
index 98030225bcbb..700e21a72237 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/default.nix
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ let
 
   installCrate = import ./install-crate.nix { inherit stdenv; };
 
+  aarch64LinuxGccWorkaround = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.isAarch64 && stdenv.cc.isGNU) "-lgcc";
+
   # Allow access to the rust attribute set from inside buildRustCrate, which
   # has a parameter that shadows the name.
   rustAttrs = rust;
@@ -341,7 +343,7 @@ crate_: lib.makeOverridable
       configurePhase = configureCrate {
         inherit crateName buildDependencies completeDeps completeBuildDeps crateDescription
           crateFeatures crateRenames libName build workspace_member release libPath crateVersion
-          extraLinkFlags extraRustcOptsForBuildRs
+          extraLinkFlags extraRustcOptsForBuildRs aarch64LinuxGccWorkaround
           crateAuthors crateHomepage verbose colors codegenUnits;
       };
       buildPhase = buildCrate {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 819c43791048..4709bac36359 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15505,7 +15505,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   makeRustPlatform = callPackage ../development/compilers/rust/make-rust-platform.nix {};
 
-  buildRustCrate = callPackage ../build-support/rust/build-rust-crate { };
+  buildRustCrate = callPackage ../build-support/rust/build-rust-crate { stdenv = if stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.isAarch64 && stdenv.cc.isGNU then gcc11Stdenv else stdenv; };
   buildRustCrateHelpers = callPackage ../build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/helpers.nix { };
 
   cargo2junit = callPackage ../development/tools/rust/cargo2junit { };