diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index adb1de837e03..325dd5c00c67 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11377,6 +11377,7 @@ let
   afterstep = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/afterstep {
     fltk = fltk13;
     gtk = gtk2;
+    stdenv = overrideCC stdenv gcc49;
   };
 
   alchemy = callPackage ../applications/graphics/alchemy { };