diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/armips/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ar/armips/package.nix
similarity index 77%
rename from pkgs/development/compilers/armips/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ar/armips/package.nix
index c8386845b35a..047ee07e522d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/armips/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ar/armips/package.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-L+Uxww/WtvDJn1xZqoqA6Pkzq/98sy1qTxZbv6eEjbA=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail c++11 c++17
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
   installPhase = ''
@@ -27,6 +32,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+    ./armipstests ..
+    runHook postCheck
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/Kingcom/armips";
     description = "Assembler for various ARM and MIPS platforms";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6e4b85a02538..16a3b83a96c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4845,8 +4845,8 @@ with pkgs;
     jdk = jdk8;
   };
 
-  armips = callPackage ../development/compilers/armips {
-    stdenv = gcc10Stdenv;
+  armips = callPackage ../by-name/ar/armips/package.nix {
+    stdenv = clangStdenv;
   };
 
   ballerina = callPackage ../development/compilers/ballerina {