1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
index 88ca1b2c7903..d7fb1b0ba063 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ let lib = import ../../../lib; in lib.makeOverridable (
 
 , # The platform which build tools (especially compilers) build for in this stage,
   targetPlatform
+
+, # The implementation of `mkDerivation`, parameterized with the final stdenv so we can tie the knot.
+  # This is convient to have as a parameter so the stdenv "adapters" work better
+  mkDerivationFromStdenv ? import ./make-derivation.nix { inherit lib config; }
 }:
 
 let
@@ -155,9 +159,7 @@ let
       # to correct type of machine.
       inherit (hostPlatform) system;
 
-      inherit (import ./make-derivation.nix {
-        inherit lib config stdenv;
-      }) mkDerivation;
+      mkDerivation = mkDerivationFromStdenv stdenv;
 
       inherit fetchurlBoot;