diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/imatix_gsl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/imatix_gsl/default.nix
index a35af00f4492..61f211b95802 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/imatix_gsl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/imatix_gsl/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ pcre ];
 
+  CCNAME = "cc";
+
   postPatch = "sed -e 's,/usr/bin/install,install,g' -i src/Makefile";
   preBuild = "cd src";
   installFlags = "DESTDIR=$(out)";