diff --git a/extra/language/c.nix b/extra/language/c.nix
index 413c69e9..103c1ef6 100644
--- a/extra/language/c.nix
+++ b/extra/language/c.nix
@@ -9,52 +9,67 @@ in
 with lib;
 {
   options.language.c = {
+    compiler = mkOption {
+      type = strOrPackage;
+      default = pkgs.clang;
+      defaultText = "pkgs.clang";
+      description = ''
+        Which C compiler to use.
+
+        For gcc, use pkgs.gcc-unwrapped.
+      '';
+    };
+
+    linker = mkOption {
+      type = strOrPackage;
+      default = pkgs.binutils;
+      defaultText = "pkgs.binutils";
+      description = "Which linker package to use";
+    };
+
     libraries = mkOption {
       type = types.listOf strOrPackage;
       default = [ ];
       description = "Use this when another language dependens on a dynamic library";
+      example = lib.literalExample ''
+        [ pkgs.glibc ]
+      '';
     };
 
+    pkg-config = mkEnableOption "use pkg-config";
+
     includes = mkOption {
       type = types.listOf strOrPackage;
       default = [ ];
       description = "C dependencies from nixpkgs";
     };
 
-    compiler = mkOption {
-      type = strOrPackage;
-      default = pkgs.clang;
-      defaultText = "pkgs.clang";
-      description = "Which C compiler to use";
-    };
   };
 
   config = {
     devshell.packages =
-      [ cfg.compiler ]
+      [ cfg.compiler cfg.linker ]
       ++
       (lib.optionals hasLibraries (map lib.getLib cfg.libraries))
       ++
-      # Assume we want pkg-config, because it's good
-      (lib.optionals hasIncludes ([ pkgs.pkg-config ] ++ (map lib.getDev cfg.includes)))
+      (lib.optional cfg.pkg-config pkgs.pkg-config)
     ;
 
     env =
       (lib.optionals hasLibraries [
         {
-          name = "LD_LIBRARY_PATH";
-          prefix = "$DEVSHELL_DIR/lib";
+          name = "LIBRARY_PATH";
+          value = lib.concatStringsSep ":" (map (x: "${lib.getLib x}/lib") cfg.libraries);
         }
       ])
-      ++ lib.optionals hasIncludes [
-        {
-          name = "LD_INCLUDE_PATH";
-          prefix = "$DEVSHELL_DIR/include";
-        }
-        {
-          name = "PKG_CONFIG_PATH";
-          prefix = "$DEVSHELL_DIR/lib/pkgconfig";
-        }
-      ];
+      ++ (lib.optional hasIncludes {
+        name = "LD_INCLUDE_PATH";
+        prefix = "$DEVSHELL_DIR/include";
+      })
+      ++ (lib.optional cfg.pkg-config {
+        name = "PKG_CONFIG_PATH";
+        value = lib.concatStringsSep ":" (map (x: "${lib.getLib x}/lib/pkgconfig") cfg.libraries);
+      })
+    ;
   };
 }