diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/telescope/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/telescope/default.nix
index dafcc0e63a88..ae4a649724b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/telescope/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/telescope/default.nix
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
 , libressl
 , ncurses
 , autoreconfHook
+, buildPackages
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "telescope";
-  version = "0.5.2";
+  version = "0.6.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "omar-polo";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-AdbFJfoicQUgJ9kesIWZ9ygttyjjDeC0UHRI98GwoZ8=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-r2+jvmnW9EeQf/2X2cOxnOa+HGuGHV6YMftT2MxbSYQ=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ncurses
   ];
 
+  configureFlags = [
+    "HOSTCC=${buildPackages.stdenv.cc}/bin/${buildPackages.stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Telescope is a w3m-like browser for Gemini";
     homepage = "https://telescope.omarpolo.com/";