diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ce6d8feb0d8e..3f3dd0342995 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ in
       makeSetupHook { deps = [ dieHook ]; } script;
   in
     lib.makeOverridable f {
-      cc = gcc;
+      cc = stdenv.cc.cc;
       sanitizers = [ "undefined" "address" ];
     };