diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/jikespg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/jikespg/default.nix
index aec4682cec2e..1c67521608b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/jikespg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/jikespg/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace Makefile --replace "gcc" "${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc"
+    substituteInPlace Makefile --replace-fail "gcc" "${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc ${lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-std=c89"}"
   '';
 
   sourceRoot = "jikespg/src";