diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 71350afa..6b1e147f 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -48,15 +48,32 @@ let
     libiconv = pkgs.pkgsStatic.libiconv;
     buildNoDefaultFeatures = !defaultFeatures;
     buildFeatures = lib.strings.splitString "," features;
-    binutils = pkgs.buildPackages.binutils;
+  };
+
+  # HACK: work around https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/177129
+  # Though this is an issue between Clang and GCC,
+  # so it may not get fixed anytime soon...
+  empty-libgcc_eh = pkgs.buildPackages.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "empty-libgcc_eh";
+    version = "0";
+    dontUnpack = true;
+    installPhase = ''
+      mkdir -p "$out"/lib
+      ls "${pkgs.buildPackags.binutils}"/bin/ -al
+      "${pkgs.buildPackags.binutils}/bin/ar" r "$out"/lib/libgcc_eh.a
+    '';
   };
 
 in
 
+
 himalaya.overrideAttrs (drv: {
   version = "1.0.0";
 
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString hostPlatform.isWindows ''
+  propagatedBuildInputs = drv.propagatedBuildInputs
+    ++ lib.optional hostPlatform.isWindows empty-libgcc_eh;
+
+  postInstall = (builtins.trace drv drv).postInstall ++ lib.optionalString hostPlatform.isWindows ''
     export WINEPREFIX="$(${lib.getExe' pkgs.buildPackages.mktemp "mktemp"} -d)"
   '' + ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin/share/{applications,completions,man,services}
diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index 6c69b64e..87995b42 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -13,24 +13,8 @@
 , gpgme
 , buildNoDefaultFeatures ? false
 , buildFeatures ? [ ]
-, binutils
 }:
 
-let
-  # HACK: work around https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/177129
-  # Though this is an issue between Clang and GCC,
-  # so it may not get fixed anytime soon...
-  empty-libgcc_eh = stdenv.mkDerivation {
-    pname = "empty-libgcc_eh";
-    version = "0";
-    dontUnpack = true;
-    installPhase = ''
-      mkdir -p "$out"/lib
-      "${lib.getExe' binutils "ar"}" r "$out"/lib/libgcc_eh.a
-    '';
-  };
-in
-
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   inherit buildNoDefaultFeatures buildFeatures;
 
@@ -55,7 +39,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     ++ lib.optional (installManPages || installShellCompletions) installShellFiles;
 
   buildInputs = [ ]
-    ++ lib.optional hostPlatform.isWindows empty-libgcc_eh
     ++ lib.optional hostPlatform.isDarwin libiconv
     ++ lib.optionals hostPlatform.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks; [ Security ])
     ++ lib.optional (builtins.elem "notmuch" buildFeatures) notmuch