diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 116f9b66c65e..0bed3dad698a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15253,7 +15253,9 @@ let
     motif = lesstif;
   };
 
-  archimedes = callPackage ../applications/science/electronics/archimedes { };
+  archimedes = callPackage ../applications/science/electronics/archimedes {
+    stdenv = overrideCC stdenv gcc49;
+  };
 
   emboss = callPackage ../applications/science/biology/emboss { };