diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix
index 32ec884aac36..ae5091a6a49e 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ in lib.makeScopeWithSplicing
     ];
     buildInputs = with self; compatIfNeeded;
 
-    OBJCOPY = if stdenv.isDarwin then "true" else "objcopy";
-    HOST_SH = "${buildPackages.bash}/bin/sh";
+    HOST_SH = stdenv'.shell;
 
     MACHINE_ARCH = {
       i686 = "i386";
@@ -78,13 +77,6 @@ in lib.makeScopeWithSplicing
     }.${stdenv'.hostPlatform.parsed.cpu.name}
       or stdenv'.hostPlatform.parsed.cpu.name;
 
-    AR = "${stdenv'.cc.targetPrefix or ""}ar";
-    CC = "${stdenv'.cc.targetPrefix or ""}cc";
-    CPP = "${stdenv'.cc.targetPrefix or ""}cpp";
-    CXX = "${stdenv'.cc.targetPrefix or ""}c++";
-    LD = "${stdenv'.cc.targetPrefix or ""}ld";
-    STRIP = "${stdenv'.cc.targetPrefix or ""}strip";
-
     BSD_PATH = attrs.path;
 
     strictDeps = true;
@@ -94,6 +86,9 @@ in lib.makeScopeWithSplicing
       platforms = platforms.unix;
       license = licenses.bsd2;
     };
+  } // lib.optionalAttrs stdenv'.hasCC {
+    # TODO should CC wrapper set this?
+    CPP = "${stdenv'.cc.targetPrefix}cpp";
   } // lib.optionalAttrs stdenv'.isDarwin {
     MKRELRO = "no";
   } // lib.optionalAttrs (stdenv'.cc.isClang or false) {
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
index 74609412782c..4fc58238e5e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ in rec {
                                       ++ depsHostHost ++ depsHostHostPropagated
                                       ++ buildInputs ++ propagatedBuildInputs
                                       ++ depsTargetTarget ++ depsTargetTargetPropagated) == 0;
-      dontAddHostSuffix = attrs ? outputHash && !noNonNativeDeps || (stdenv.noCC or false);
+      dontAddHostSuffix = attrs ? outputHash && !noNonNativeDeps || !stdenv.hasCC;
       supportedHardeningFlags = [ "fortify" "stackprotector" "pie" "pic" "strictoverflow" "format" "relro" "bindnow" ];
                               # Musl-based platforms will keep "pie", other platforms will not.
       defaultHardeningFlags = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl &&
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a07f7bd4149c..66ab888cc6ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ in
   # just the plain stdenv.
   stdenv_32bit = lowPrio (if stdenv.hostPlatform.is32bit then stdenv else multiStdenv);
 
-  stdenvNoCC = stdenv.override { cc = null; extraAttrs.noCC = true; };
+  stdenvNoCC = stdenv.override { cc = null; hasCC = false; };
 
   mkStdenvNoLibs = stdenv: let
     bintools = stdenv.cc.bintools.override {