diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ue/uemacs/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ue/uemacs/package.nix
index f5c92580fc6b..85220eea6059 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ue/uemacs/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ue/uemacs/package.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   lib,
-  stdenv,
+  gccStdenv,
   fetchgit,
   ncurses,
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
+gccStdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "uemacs";
   version = "4.0-unstable-2018-07-19";
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Linus Torvalds's random version of microemacs with his personal modifications";
     homepage = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/editors/uemacs/uemacs.git/about/";
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ networkexception ];
     mainProgram = "em";
     # MicroEMACS 3.9 can be copied and distributed freely for any