diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb1/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb1/default.nix
index 5d6a20b13a4d..a3323c8e026b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb1/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb1/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0mxbpg01kgbk5nh6524b0m4xk7ywkyzmc3yhi5asqcsd3rbhjj98";
   };
 
-  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ]; # get rid of propagating systemd closure
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig autoreconfHook ];
   propagatedBuildInputs =
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   dontDisableStatic = withStatic;
 
-  NIX_LDFLAGS = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux "-lgcc_s";
-
   configureFlags = stdenv.lib.optional (!enableSystemd) "--disable-udev";
 
   preFixup = stdenv.lib.optionalString enableSystemd ''