diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
index 2a1e0cfc6de3..ec5a5e6dcb9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
@@ -975,6 +975,7 @@ configurePhase() {
     fi
 
     if [ -z "${dontFixLibtool:-}" ]; then
+        export lt_cv_deplibs_check_method="${lt_cv_deplibs_check_method-pass_all}"
         local i
         find . -iname "ltmain.sh" -print0 | while IFS='' read -r -d '' i; do
             echo "fixing libtool script $i"