diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/11/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/11/default.nix
index 3919fbe89f383..2f6e986f3eb8b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/11/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/11/default.nix
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   targetConfig = if targetPlatform != hostPlatform then targetPlatform.config else null;
 
-  buildFlags = optional
-    (targetPlatform == hostPlatform && hostPlatform == buildPlatform)
-    (if profiledCompiler then "profiledbootstrap" else "bootstrap");
+  buildFlags =
+    lib.optionalString (profiledCompiler) "profiled" +
+    lib.optionalString (targetPlatform == hostPlatform && hostPlatform == buildPlatform && !disableBootstrap) "bootstrap";
 
   inherit (callFile ../common/strip-attributes.nix { })
     stripDebugList
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/12/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/12/default.nix
index 562d7113b6a29..ea3c6b2b16b52 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/12/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/12/default.nix
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   targetConfig = if targetPlatform != hostPlatform then targetPlatform.config else null;
 
-  buildFlags = optional
-    (targetPlatform == hostPlatform && hostPlatform == buildPlatform)
-    (if profiledCompiler then "profiledbootstrap" else "bootstrap");
+  buildFlags =
+    lib.optionalString (profiledCompiler) "profiled" +
+    lib.optionalString (targetPlatform == hostPlatform && hostPlatform == buildPlatform && !disableBootstrap) "bootstrap";
 
   inherit (callFile ../common/strip-attributes.nix { })
     stripDebugList