diff --git a/nix-meson-build-support/common/cxa-throw/meson.build b/nix-meson-build-support/common/cxa-throw/meson.build
index a20438059b95..e9947766cd40 100644
--- a/nix-meson-build-support/common/cxa-throw/meson.build
+++ b/nix-meson-build-support/common/cxa-throw/meson.build
@@ -1,67 +1,11 @@
 have_cxa_throw = false
 
-can_interpose_cxa_throw_test_code = '''
-#include <string>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#define CXA_THROW_ON_LOGIC_ERROR() _exit(0)
-#include "interpose-cxa-throw.cc"
-
-int main()
-{
-    const char * volatile p = nullptr;
-    std::string s(p);
-    return 1;
-}
-'''
-
-can_interpose_cxa_throw_result = cxx.run(
-  can_interpose_cxa_throw_test_code,
-  args : [ '-ldl' ],
-  include_directories : include_directories('.'),
-  name : 'can interpose __cxa_throw (catches libstdc++ throws)',
-)
-can_interpose_cxa_throw = can_interpose_cxa_throw_result.compiled() and can_interpose_cxa_throw_result.returncode() == 0
-
-if can_interpose_cxa_throw
-  interpose_cxa_throw_lib = static_library(
-    'interpose-cxa-throw',
-    'interpose-cxa-throw.cc',
-    dependencies : cxx.find_library('dl', required : false),
-  )
-
-  cxa_throw_dep = declare_dependency(
-    link_whole : interpose_cxa_throw_lib,
-  )
-
+if host_machine.system() == 'linux'
   have_cxa_throw = true
-else
-  can_wrap_cxa_throw_test_code = '''
-  #include <string>
-  #include <unistd.h>
-
-  #define CXA_THROW_ON_LOGIC_ERROR() _exit(0)
-  #include "wrap-cxa-throw.cc"
 
-  int main()
-  {
-      const char * volatile p = nullptr;
-      std::string s(p);
-      return 1;
-  }
-  '''
+  if get_option('default_library') == 'static'
+    wrap_cxa_throw_args = [ '-Wl,--wrap=__cxa_throw' ]
 
-  wrap_cxa_throw_args = [ '-Wl,--wrap=__cxa_throw' ]
-
-  can_wrap_cxa_throw_result = cxx.run(
-    can_wrap_cxa_throw_test_code,
-    args : wrap_cxa_throw_args,
-    include_directories : include_directories('.'),
-    name : 'can wrap __cxa_throw (catches libstdc++ throws)',
-  )
-  can_wrap_cxa_throw = can_wrap_cxa_throw_result.compiled() and can_wrap_cxa_throw_result.returncode() == 0
-
-  if can_wrap_cxa_throw
     wrap_cxa_throw_lib = static_library(
       'wrap-cxa-throw',
       'wrap-cxa-throw.cc',
@@ -72,6 +16,15 @@ else
       link_args : wrap_cxa_throw_args + [ '-Wl,-u,__wrap___cxa_throw' ],
     )
 
-    have_cxa_throw = true
+  else
+    interpose_cxa_throw_lib = static_library(
+      'interpose-cxa-throw',
+      'interpose-cxa-throw.cc',
+      dependencies : cxx.find_library('dl', required : false),
+    )
+
+    cxa_throw_dep = declare_dependency(
+      link_whole : interpose_cxa_throw_lib,
+    )
   endif
 endif