diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/libcxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/libcxx/default.nix
index 6a4e645bb3004..0c0f535f7433e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/libcxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/libcxx/default.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       "-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS=OFF"
     ] ++ lib.optional (!enableShared) "-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_SHARED=OFF";
 
+  preInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin) ''
+    for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
+      baseName=$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))
+      installName="$out/lib/$baseName"
+      abiName=$(echo "$baseName" | sed -e 's/libc++/libc++abi/')
+
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+        ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other ${libcxxabi}/lib/$abiName $file
+      done
+    done
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     isLLVM = true;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/libcxxabi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/libcxxabi/default.nix
index b046e627d8313..d62422fc9a12a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/libcxxabi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/libcxxabi/default.nix
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   preInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
       # Fix up the install name. Preserve the basename, just replace the path.
-      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
+      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
 
       # this should be done in CMake, but having trouble figuring out
       # the magic combination of necessary CMake variables
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       # cc-wrapper passes '-lc++abi' to all c++ link steps, but that causes
       # libcxxabi to sometimes link against a different version of itself.
       # Here we simply make that second reference point to ourselves.
-      for other in $(otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
         ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other $installName $file
       done
     done
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/libcxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/libcxx/default.nix
index 2a83b36fc4252..237bbd4e06101 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/libcxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/libcxx/default.nix
@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform
     ) "-DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=20.1.0";
 
+  preInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin) ''
+    for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
+      baseName=$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))
+      installName="$out/lib/$baseName"
+      abiName=$(echo "$baseName" | sed -e 's/libc++/libc++abi/')
+
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+        ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other ${libcxxabi}/lib/$abiName $file
+      done
+    done
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     isLLVM = true;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/libcxxabi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/libcxxabi/default.nix
index 6b5cf85d1ec37..ed0efe28a170e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/libcxxabi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/libcxxabi/default.nix
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   preInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
       # Fix up the install name. Preserve the basename, just replace the path.
-      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
+      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
 
       # this should be done in CMake, but having trouble figuring out
       # the magic combination of necessary CMake variables
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       # cc-wrapper passes '-lc++abi' to all c++ link steps, but that causes
       # libcxxabi to sometimes link against a different version of itself.
       # Here we simply make that second reference point to ourselves.
-      for other in $(otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
         ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other $installName $file
       done
     done
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/libcxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/libcxx/default.nix
index 1386d3680f916..ef90eedb38c98 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/libcxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/libcxx/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       "-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS=OFF"
     ] ++ lib.optional (!enableShared) "-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_SHARED=OFF";
 
+  preInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin) ''
+    for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
+      baseName=$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))
+      installName="$out/lib/$baseName"
+      abiName=$(echo "$baseName" | sed -e 's/libc++/libc++abi/')
+
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+        ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other ${libcxxabi}/lib/$abiName $file
+      done
+    done
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     isLLVM = true;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/libcxxabi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/libcxxabi/default.nix
index 3d9a92d9305d3..41c559a52ee8e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/libcxxabi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/libcxxabi/default.nix
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   preInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
       # Fix up the install name. Preserve the basename, just replace the path.
-      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
+      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
 
       # this should be done in CMake, but having trouble figuring out
       # the magic combination of necessary CMake variables
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       # cc-wrapper passes '-lc++abi' to all c++ link steps, but that causes
       # libcxxabi to sometimes link against a different version of itself.
       # Here we simply make that second reference point to ourselves.
-      for other in $(otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
         ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other $installName $file
       done
     done
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/libcxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/libcxx/default.nix
index 0ce73ed97af6c..f6b76901de3fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/libcxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/libcxx/default.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildFlags = lib.optional headersOnly "generate-cxx-headers";
   installTargets = lib.optional headersOnly "install-cxx-headers";
 
+  preInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin && !headersOnly) ''
+    for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
+      baseName=$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))
+      installName="$out/lib/$baseName"
+      abiName=$(echo "$baseName" | sed -e 's/libc++/libc++abi/')
+
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+        ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other ${libcxxabi}/lib/$abiName $file
+      done
+    done
+  '';
+
   # At this point, cxxabi headers would be installed in the dev output, which
   # prevents moveToOutput from doing its job later in the build process.
   postInstall = lib.optionalString (!headersOnly) ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/libcxxabi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/libcxxabi/default.nix
index 9043c6bff25b8..bced2ccb789f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/libcxxabi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/libcxxabi/default.nix
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   preInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
       # Fix up the install name. Preserve the basename, just replace the path.
-      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
+      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
 
       # this should be done in CMake, but having trouble figuring out
       # the magic combination of necessary CMake variables
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       # cc-wrapper passes '-lc++abi' to all c++ link steps, but that causes
       # libcxxabi to sometimes link against a different version of itself.
       # Here we simply make that second reference point to ourselves.
-      for other in $(otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
         ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other $installName $file
       done
     done
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/libcxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/libcxx/default.nix
index 0a684782d490a..c623d41f92f61 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/libcxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/libcxx/default.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildFlags = lib.optional headersOnly "generate-cxx-headers";
   installTargets = lib.optional headersOnly "install-cxx-headers";
 
+  preInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin && !headersOnly) ''
+    for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
+      baseName=$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))
+      installName="$out/lib/$baseName"
+      abiName=$(echo "$baseName" | sed -e 's/libc++/libc++abi/')
+
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+        ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other ${libcxxabi}/lib/$abiName $file
+      done
+    done
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     isLLVM = true;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/libcxxabi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/libcxxabi/default.nix
index 26f4c4dba8e42..3be2f964abcd2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/libcxxabi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/libcxxabi/default.nix
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   installPhase = if stdenv.isDarwin
     then ''
       for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+        if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
         # Fix up the install name. Preserve the basename, just replace the path.
-        installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
+        installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
 
         # this should be done in CMake, but having trouble figuring out
         # the magic combination of necessary CMake variables
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         # cc-wrapper passes '-lc++abi' to all c++ link steps, but that causes
         # libcxxabi to sometimes link against a different version of itself.
         # Here we simply make that second reference point to ourselves.
-        for other in $(otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+        for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
           ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other $installName $file
         done
       done
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libcxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libcxx/default.nix
index 44026fba187b7..a5a86fcab4d06 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libcxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libcxx/default.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     "-DLIBCXX_CXX_ABI=libcxxabi"
   ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl "-DLIBCXX_HAS_MUSL_LIBC=1";
 
+  preInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin) ''
+    for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
+      baseName=$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))
+      installName="$out/lib/$baseName"
+      abiName=$(echo "$baseName" | sed -e 's/libc++/libc++abi/')
+
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+        ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other ${libcxxabi}/lib/$abiName $file
+      done
+    done
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     isLLVM = true;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libcxxabi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libcxxabi/default.nix
index 925c8947ccf51..97077ac771125 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libcxxabi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libcxxabi/default.nix
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   preInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
       # Fix up the install name. Preserve the basename, just replace the path.
-      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
+      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
 
       # this should be done in CMake, but having trouble figuring out
       # the magic combination of necessary CMake variables
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       # cc-wrapper passes '-lc++abi' to all c++ link steps, but that causes
       # libcxxabi to sometimes link against a different version of itself.
       # Here we simply make that second reference point to ourselves.
-      for other in $(otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
         ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other $installName $file
       done
     done
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libcxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libcxx/default.nix
index 7077081c59173..a6e723753ef8c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libcxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libcxx/default.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     "-DLIBCXX_CXX_ABI=libcxxabi"
   ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl "-DLIBCXX_HAS_MUSL_LIBC=1";
 
+  preInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin) ''
+    for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
+      baseName=$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))
+      installName="$out/lib/$baseName"
+      abiName=$(echo "$baseName" | sed -e 's/libc++/libc++abi/')
+
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+        ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other ${libcxxabi}/lib/$abiName $file
+      done
+    done
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     isLLVM = true;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libcxxabi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libcxxabi/default.nix
index 3371a8ba1a158..aea126b31d9f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libcxxabi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libcxxabi/default.nix
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   preInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
       # Fix up the install name. Preserve the basename, just replace the path.
-      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
+      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
 
       # this should be done in CMake, but having trouble figuring out
       # the magic combination of necessary CMake variables
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       # cc-wrapper passes '-lc++abi' to all c++ link steps, but that causes
       # libcxxabi to sometimes link against a different version of itself.
       # Here we simply make that second reference point to ourselves.
-      for other in $(otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
         ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other $installName $file
       done
     done
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libcxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libcxx/default.nix
index 07d84432d4220..145f0df8837c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libcxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libcxx/default.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ++ lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform.useLLVM or false) "-DLIBCXX_USE_COMPILER_RT=ON"
     ++ lib.optional (!enableShared) "-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_SHARED=OFF" ;
 
+  preInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin) ''
+    for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
+      baseName=$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))
+      installName="$out/lib/$baseName"
+      abiName=$(echo "$baseName" | sed -e 's/libc++/libc++abi/')
+
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+        ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other ${libcxxabi}/lib/$abiName $file
+      done
+    done
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     isLLVM = true;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libcxxabi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libcxxabi/default.nix
index 8be9690f5f40a..d6f90634cd0b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libcxxabi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libcxxabi/default.nix
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   preInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
       # Fix up the install name. Preserve the basename, just replace the path.
-      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
+      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
 
       # this should be done in CMake, but having trouble figuring out
       # the magic combination of necessary CMake variables
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       # cc-wrapper passes '-lc++abi' to all c++ link steps, but that causes
       # libcxxabi to sometimes link against a different version of itself.
       # Here we simply make that second reference point to ourselves.
-      for other in $(otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
         ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other $installName $file
       done
     done
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/libcxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/libcxx/default.nix
index 5368011292186..4a078ac9cda3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/libcxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/libcxx/default.nix
@@ -55,6 +55,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       "-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS=OFF"
     ] ++ lib.optional (!enableShared) "-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_SHARED=OFF";
 
+  preInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin) ''
+    for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
+      baseName=$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))
+      installName="$out/lib/$baseName"
+      abiName=$(echo "$baseName" | sed -e 's/libc++/libc++abi/')
+
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+        ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other ${libcxxabi}/lib/$abiName $file
+      done
+    done
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     isLLVM = true;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/libcxxabi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/libcxxabi/default.nix
index 6b4de0786b984..ab2d46f40a479 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/libcxxabi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/libcxxabi/default.nix
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   preInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
       # Fix up the install name. Preserve the basename, just replace the path.
-      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
+      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
 
       # this should be done in CMake, but having trouble figuring out
       # the magic combination of necessary CMake variables
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       # cc-wrapper passes '-lc++abi' to all c++ link steps, but that causes
       # libcxxabi to sometimes link against a different version of itself.
       # Here we simply make that second reference point to ourselves.
-      for other in $(otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
         ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other $installName $file
       done
     done
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/libcxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/libcxx/default.nix
index 31a00ba548591..65441c359d609 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/libcxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/libcxx/default.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       "-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS=OFF"
     ] ++ lib.optional (!enableShared) "-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_SHARED=OFF";
 
+  preInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin) ''
+    for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
+      baseName=$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))
+      installName="$out/lib/$baseName"
+      abiName=$(echo "$baseName" | sed -e 's/libc++/libc++abi/')
+
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+        ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other ${libcxxabi}/lib/$abiName $file
+      done
+    done
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     isLLVM = true;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/libcxxabi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/libcxxabi/default.nix
index b7c0c2b0475ae..cfd1c32abd00e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/libcxxabi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/libcxxabi/default.nix
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   preInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
       # Fix up the install name. Preserve the basename, just replace the path.
-      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
+      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
 
       # this should be done in CMake, but having trouble figuring out
       # the magic combination of necessary CMake variables
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       # cc-wrapper passes '-lc++abi' to all c++ link steps, but that causes
       # libcxxabi to sometimes link against a different version of itself.
       # Here we simply make that second reference point to ourselves.
-      for other in $(otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
         ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other $installName $file
       done
     done
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/libcxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/libcxx/default.nix
index 5e1f875bf338f..95e32041037a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/libcxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/libcxx/default.nix
@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildFlags = lib.optional headersOnly "generate-cxx-headers";
   installTargets = lib.optional headersOnly "install-cxx-headers";
 
+  preInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin && !headersOnly) ''
+    for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
+      baseName=$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))
+      installName="$out/lib/$baseName"
+      abiName=$(echo "$baseName" | sed -e 's/libc++/libc++abi/')
+
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+        ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other ${libcxxabi}/lib/$abiName $file
+      done
+    done
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     isLLVM = true;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/libcxxabi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/libcxxabi/default.nix
index 42a811e131b88..804acd6c7451c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/libcxxabi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/libcxxabi/default.nix
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   preInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     for file in lib/*.dylib; do
+      if [ -L "$file" ]; then continue; fi
+
       # Fix up the install name. Preserve the basename, just replace the path.
-      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
+      installName="$out/lib/$(basename $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -D $file | tail -n 1))"
 
       # this should be done in CMake, but having trouble figuring out
       # the magic combination of necessary CMake variables
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       # cc-wrapper passes '-lc++abi' to all c++ link steps, but that causes
       # libcxxabi to sometimes link against a different version of itself.
       # Here we simply make that second reference point to ourselves.
-      for other in $(otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
+      for other in $(${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}otool -L $file | awk '$1 ~ "/libc\\+\\+abi" { print $1 }'); do
         ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}install_name_tool -change $other $installName $file
       done
     done