diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ugly/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ugly/default.nix
index 6bc2ea8af89..0cdfd1f4a7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ugly/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ugly/default.nix
@@ -39,4 +39,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libintl
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks;
     [ IOKit CoreFoundation DiskArbitration ]);
+
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = [ "-lm" ];
 }