diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
index 7cbe56bdd65186..2048220361ac7e 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@
 # compiler and the linker just "work".
 
 { name ? ""
-, stdenvNoCC
-, bintools ? null, libc ? null, coreutils ? null, shell ? stdenvNoCC.shell, gnugrep ? null
-, nativeTools, noLibc ? false, nativeLibc, nativePrefix ? ""
-, propagateDoc ? !nativeTools && bintools != null && bintools ? man
+, stdenvNoCC, nativeTools, propagateDoc ? !nativeTools, noLibc ? false, nativeLibc, nativePrefix ? ""
+, bintools ? null, libc ? null
+, coreutils ? null, shell ? stdenvNoCC.shell, gnugrep ? null
 , extraPackages ? [], extraBuildCommands ? ""
 , buildPackages ? {}
 , useMacosReexportHack ? false
@@ -268,8 +267,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       ## Man page and info support
       ##
 
-      ln -s ${bintools.man} $man
-      ln -s ${bintools.info} $info
+      mkdir -p $man/nix-support $info/nix-support
+      printWords ${bintools.man or ""} >> $man/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
+      printWords ${bintools.info or ""} >> $info/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
     ''
 
     + ''
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
index 8928d1643c8323..b9828c941ed2b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@
 # compiler and the linker just "work".
 
 { name ? ""
-, stdenvNoCC
+, stdenvNoCC, nativeTools, propagateDoc ? !nativeTools, noLibc ? false, nativeLibc, nativePrefix ? ""
 , cc ? null, libc ? null, bintools, coreutils ? null, shell ? stdenvNoCC.shell
-, nativeTools, noLibc ? false, nativeLibc, nativePrefix ? ""
-, propagateDoc ? !nativeTools && cc != null && cc ? man
 , extraPackages ? [], extraBuildCommands ? ""
 , isGNU ? false, isClang ? cc.isClang or false, gnugrep ? null
 , buildPackages ? {}
@@ -263,8 +261,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       ## Man page and info support
       ##
 
-      ln -s ${cc.man} $man
-      ln -s ${cc.info} $info
+      mkdir -p $man/nix-support $info/nix-support
+      printWords ${cc.man or ""}  >> $man/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
+      printWords ${cc.info or ""}  >> $info/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
     ''
 
     + ''
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix
index 9b792b862b1e57..22dd700b2dda58 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ in rec {
         extraPackages = lib.optional (libcxx != null) libcxx;
 
         nativeTools  = false;
+        propagateDoc = false;
         nativeLibc   = false;
         inherit buildPackages coreutils gnugrep bintools;
         libc         = last.pkgs.darwin.Libsystem;
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
index 329ce6066be29e..ef46bdeb21339f 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ let
              else lib.makeOverridable (import ../../build-support/cc-wrapper) {
           name = "${name}-gcc-wrapper";
           nativeTools = false;
+          propagateDoc = false;
           nativeLibc = false;
           buildPackages = lib.optionalAttrs (prevStage ? stdenv) {
             inherit (prevStage) stdenv;