diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/starfetch/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/starfetch/default.nix
index b8f28625b3aa..d8d07df2d6e8 100755
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/starfetch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/starfetch/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace src/starfetch.cpp --replace /usr/local/ $out/
+  '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.cc.isClang ''
+    substituteInPlace makefile --replace g++ clang++
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''