diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ff2783446a21..dead525b25b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11252,7 +11252,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   fingerd_bsd = callPackage ../servers/fingerd/bsd-fingerd { };
 
-  firebird = callPackage ../servers/firebird { icu = null; };
+  firebird = callPackage ../servers/firebird { icu = null; stdenv = overrideCC stdenv gcc5; };
   firebirdSuper = callPackage ../servers/firebird { superServer = true; };
 
   fleet = callPackage ../servers/fleet { };