diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix b/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
index 8fc460ca5227..77f3cc677f65 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ let
           }.${stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed.abi.name}
             or lib.systems.parse.abis.musl;
         };
+      } // lib.optionalAttrs (stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "powerpc64-linux") {
+        gcc.abi = "elfv2";
       };
     });
   };