diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/alpine/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/alpine/default.nix
index 99304cfef08d..82239761190e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/alpine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/alpine/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchgit, ncurses, tcl, openssl, pam, libkrb5
-, openldap, libxcrypt, gitUpdater
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchgit
+, buildPackages
+, ncurses
+, tcl
+, openssl
+, pam
+, libkrb5
+, openldap
+, libxcrypt
+, gitUpdater
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -12,6 +22,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-cJyUBatQBjD6RG+jesJ0JRhWghPRBACc/HQl+2aCTd0=";
   };
 
+  depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     ncurses tcl openssl pam libkrb5 openldap libxcrypt
   ];