diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-spellcheck/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-spellcheck/package.nix
index 794b2f2531a8..09a8fc9ae031 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-spellcheck/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-spellcheck/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  stdenv,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ rustPlatform.bindgenHook ];
 
+  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString stdenv.cc.isGNU "-std=gnu17";
+
   preCheck = "HOME=$(mktemp -d)";
 
   checkFlags = [