diff --git a/binutils/resrc.c b/binutils/resrc.c
index a875c3a4..0411d047 100644
--- a/binutils/resrc.c
+++ b/binutils/resrc.c
@@ -521,7 +521,13 @@ read_rc_file (const char *filename, const char *preprocessor,
 
       cpp_pipe = 0;
 
-      if (dash)
+      /* Nixpkgs specific : look first at the prefixed path
+        ( there should be no gcc in the binutils folder ) */
+      if (slash && dash) {
+        cpp_pipe = look_for_default(cmd, slash + 1, dash - slash, preprocargs, filename);
+      }
+
+      if (dash && ! cpp_pipe)
 	{
 	  /* First, try looking for a prefixed gcc in the windres
 	     directory, with the same prefix as windres */