diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc-wrapper/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc-wrapper/builder.sh
index 0d774e8a7d5..9851f9b2b1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc-wrapper/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc-wrapper/builder.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 source $stdenv/setup
 
+export HOME=$(pwd)/fake-home
+
 makeWrapper() {
   wrapperBase="$1"
   wrapperName="$2"
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 19b06af2207..156fa76718f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -805,9 +805,11 @@ rec {
   };
 
   transformers = (import ../development/compilers/transformers) {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv pkgconfig sdf;
+    inherit fetchurl pkgconfig sdf;
     aterm = aterm23x;
 
+    stdenv = overrideGCC (overrideInStdenv stdenv [gnumake380]) gcc34;
+    
     strategoxt = (import ../development/compilers/strategoxt/strategoxt-0.14.nix) {
       inherit fetchurl pkgconfig sdf;
       aterm = aterm23x;