diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/gnu/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/gnu/default.nix
index fb3796394e8..478040132b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/gnu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/gnu/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 args@{ fetchgit, stdenv, autoconf, automake, automake111x, libtool
 , texinfo, glibcCross, hurdPartedCross, libuuid, samba
-, gccCrossStageStatic, gccCrossStageFinal
+, gccCrossStageStatic, gcc
 , forceSystem, newScope, platform, config
 , targetPlatform, buildPlatform
 , overrides ? {}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ let
       automake = automake111x;
       headersOnly = false;
       cross = assert targetPlatform != buildPlatform; targetPlatform;
-      gccCross = gccCrossStageFinal;
+      gccCross = gcc;
     };
 
     hurdCrossIntermediate = forcedNativePackages.callPackage ./hurd {
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix
index c83714d01f2..8197510eeec 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ in bootStages ++ [
       targetPlatform = crossSystem;
       cc = if crossSystem.useiOSCross or false
            then buildPackages.darwin.ios-cross
-           else buildPackages.gccCrossStageFinal;
+           else buildPackages.gcc;
     };
   })
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 73d65d4ad08..860567283b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5426,6 +5426,8 @@ with pkgs;
     cc = buildPackages.gccCrossStageStatic;
   };
 
+  # The GCC used to build libc for the target platform. Normal gccs will be
+  # built with, and use, that cross-compiled libc.
   gccCrossStageStatic = assert targetPlatform != buildPlatform; let
     libcCross1 =
       if targetPlatform.libc == "msvcrt" then __targetPackages.windows.mingw_w64_headers
@@ -5456,12 +5458,6 @@ with pkgs;
     libc = windows.mingw_headers2;
   };
 
-  gccCrossStageFinal = assert targetPlatform != buildPlatform; wrapCCWith {
-    name = "gcc-cross-wrapper";
-    cc = gcc.cc;
-    libc = libcCross;
-  };
-
   gcc45 = lowPrio (wrapCC (callPackage ../development/compilers/gcc/4.5 {
     inherit noSysDirs;
     texinfo = texinfo4;
@@ -6226,6 +6222,7 @@ with pkgs;
   ccWrapperFun = callPackage ../build-support/cc-wrapper;
 
   wrapCC = cc: wrapCCWith {
+    name = lib.optionalString (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "gcc-cross-wrapper";
     inherit cc;
     libc = if targetPlatform != hostPlatform then libcCross else stdenv.cc.libc;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
index 94c1e6c7ad2..62f7134616b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ let
   };
 
   gnuCommon = lib.recursiveUpdate common {
-    buildPackages.gccCrossStageFinal = nativePlatforms;
+    buildPackages.gcc = nativePlatforms;
     coreutils = nativePlatforms;
   };