diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/esphome/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/esphome/default.nix
index a8ab91f8f329..81bf135a023f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/esphome/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/esphome/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , platformio
 , esptool
 , git
+, stdenv
 }:
 
 let
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     # git is used in esphomeyaml/writer.py
     "--prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ platformio esptool git ]}"
     "--prefix PYTHONPATH : $PYTHONPATH" # will show better error messages
+    "--prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ stdenv.cc.cc.lib ]}"
     "--set ESPHOME_USE_SUBPROCESS ''"
   ];