diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/ng/common/gcc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/ng/common/gcc/default.nix
index 76454ebcaa993..36cc0da952f34 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/ng/common/gcc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/ng/common/gcc/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
   gmp,
   libmpc,
   mpfr,
-  libelf,
   perl,
   texinfo,
   which,
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       gmp
       libmpc
       mpfr
-      libelf
     ]
     ++ lib.optional (isl != null) isl
     ++ lib.optional (zlib != null) zlib;