diff --git a/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm b/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
index 9487ac9238..6e64450b13 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020, 2021 Marius Bakke <marius@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Carl Dong <contact@carldong.me>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2021 Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -169,12 +170,23 @@ base compiler and using LIBC (which may be either a libc package or #f.)"
                                 ))
 
                        ;; Install cross-built libraries such as libgcc_s.so in
-                       ;; the "lib" output.
+                       ;; the "lib" output. (But see below.)
                        ,@(if libc
                              `((string-append "--with-toolexeclibdir="
                                               (assoc-ref %outputs "lib")
                                               "/" ,target "/lib"))
                              '())
+                       ;; At least for GCC 8.0, libgcc_s.so and libstdc++.so
+                       ;; are not installed in the location specified in
+                       ;; --with-toolexeclibdir so GCC will not find it
+                       ;; when cross-compiling, say, GNU Hello.
+                       ;;
+                       ;; Work-around by specifying slibdir.
+                       ,@(if (and libc (version>=? (package-version xgcc) "8.0"))
+                             `((string-append "--with-slibdir="
+                                              (assoc-ref %outputs "lib")
+                                              "/" ,target "/lib"))
+                             '())
                        ;; For a newlib (non-glibc) target
                        ,@(if (cross-newlib? target)
                              '("--with-newlib")