diff --git a/pkgs/misc/cups/drivers/cnijfilter_2_80/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/cups/drivers/cnijfilter_2_80/default.nix
index 85b02e6620df..7e1e9d160471 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/cups/drivers/cnijfilter_2_80/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/cups/drivers/cnijfilter_2_80/default.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ghostscript
   ];
 
+  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = " -std=gnu90";
+
   patches = [
     ./patches/missing-include.patch
     ./patches/libpng15.patch