diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
index 9986c2217f7c8..63657cfc5e6e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ let
 
     outputs = [ "bin" "dev" "out" "man" ] ++ optional withDocs "doc";
     setOutputFlags = false;
-    separateDebugInfo = !(stdenv.hostPlatform.useLLVM or false)
-      && stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform # unable to fix infinite recursion on stdenv.cc
-      && stdenv.cc.isGNU;
+    separateDebugInfo = !(stdenv.hostPlatform.useLLVM or false) && stdenv.cc.isGNU;
 
     nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];
     buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional withCryptodev cryptodev;