diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 81c24b524f3..67cecfa756c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -16519,17 +16519,26 @@ in
   linuxManualConfig = makeOverridable (callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix {});
 
   # Derive one of the default .config files
-  linuxConfig = { src, makeTarget ? "defconfig", name ? "kernel.config" }:
-    stdenv.mkDerivation {
-      inherit name src;
-      buildPhase = ''
-        set -x
-        make ${makeTarget}
-      '';
-      installPhase = ''
-        cp .config $out
-      '';
-    };
+  linuxConfig = {
+    src,
+    version ? (builtins.parseDrvName src.name).version,
+    makeTarget ? "defconfig",
+    name ? "kernel.config",
+  }: stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
+    inherit name src;
+    depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ]
+      ++ lib.optionals (lib.versionAtLeast version "4.16") [ buildPackages.bison buildPackages.flex ];
+    buildPhase = ''
+      set -x
+      make \
+        ARCH=${stdenv.hostPlatform.kernelArch} \
+        HOSTCC=${buildPackages.stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}gcc \
+        ${makeTarget}
+    '';
+    installPhase = ''
+      cp .config $out
+    '';
+  };
 
   buildLinux = attrs: callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/generic.nix attrs;