diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/OVMF/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/OVMF/default.nix
index 479d625c7de..715073351f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/OVMF/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/OVMF/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, edk2, nasm, iasl, seabios, openssl, secureBoot ? false }:
+{ stdenv, edk2, nasm, iasl, seabios, openssl, gcc, secureBoot ? false }:
 
 let
 
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (edk2.setup "OvmfPkg/OvmfPkg${targetArch}.dsc" {
   name = "OVMF-2014-12-10";
 
   # TODO: properly include openssl for secureBoot
-  buildInputs = [nasm iasl] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (secureBoot == true) [ openssl ];
+  # Doesn't build with gcc 4.9
+  buildInputs = [nasm iasl gcc] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (secureBoot == true) [ openssl ];
 
   unpackPhase = ''
     for file in \
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3cf462adeb3..d412cbbce8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9059,8 +9059,8 @@ let
 
   qboot = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/qboot { stdenv = stdenv_32bit; };
 
-  OVMF = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/OVMF { seabios=false; openssl=null; };
-  OVMF-CSM = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/OVMF { openssl=null; };
+  OVMF = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/OVMF { seabios=false; openssl=null; gcc = gcc48; };
+  OVMF-CSM = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/OVMF { openssl=null; gcc = gcc48; };
   #WIP: OVMF-secureBoot = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/OVMF { seabios=false; secureBoot=true; };
 
   seabios = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/seabios { };