diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
index 542accd8fa11d..a51c009fff134 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -752,6 +752,6 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
     (optionalAttrs (cc_ ? meta) (removeAttrs cc.meta ["priority"])) //
     { description = attrByPath ["meta" "description"] "System C compiler" cc_ + " (wrapper script)";
       priority = 10;
-      mainProgram = if name != "" then name else ccName;
+      mainProgram = if name != "" then name else "${targetPrefix}${ccName}";
   };
 }