diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/1.10.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/1.10.nix
index 9d5ded5be15e..8500a54f970c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/1.10.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/1.10.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, mesa_glu, x11, libXmu, libXi
-, AGL ? null }:
+, buildPlatform, hostPlatform
+, AGL ? null
+}:
 
 with stdenv.lib;
 
@@ -36,13 +38,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp -r README.txt LICENSE.txt doc $out/share/doc/glew
   '';
 
-  crossAttrs.makeFlags = [
-    "CC=${stdenv.cross.config}-gcc"
-    "LD=${stdenv.cross.config}-gcc"
-    "AR=${stdenv.cross.config}-ar"
-    "STRIP="
-  ] ++ optional (stdenv.cross.libc == "msvcrt") "SYSTEM=mingw"
-    ++ optional (stdenv.cross.libc == "libSystem") "SYSTEM=darwin";
+  makeFlags = if hostPlatform == buildPlatform then null else [
+    "SYSTEM=${if hostPlatform.isMinGW then "mingw" else hostPlatform.parsed.kernel}"
+  ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "An OpenGL extension loading library for C(++)";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/default.nix
index 02c87cf709a7..f8df5d5baf0d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, mesa_glu, xlibsWrapper, libXmu, libXi }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, mesa_glu, xlibsWrapper, libXmu, libXi
+, buildPlatform, hostPlatform
+}:
 
 with stdenv.lib;
 
@@ -37,13 +39,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     rm $out/lib/*.a
   '';
 
-  crossAttrs.makeFlags = [
-    "CC=${stdenv.cross.config}-gcc"
-    "LD=${stdenv.cross.config}-gcc"
-    "AR=${stdenv.cross.config}-ar"
-    "STRIP="
-  ] ++ optional (stdenv.cross.libc == "msvcrt") "SYSTEM=mingw"
-    ++ optional (stdenv.cross.libc == "libSystem") "SYSTEM=darwin";
+  makeFlags = if hostPlatform == buildPlatform then null else [
+    "SYSTEM=${if hostPlatform.isMinGW then "mingw" else hostPlatform.parsed.kernel}"
+  ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "An OpenGL extension loading library for C(++)";