diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 37cbc6169a1..929ffd30fe7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7454,6 +7454,14 @@ in
     profiledCompiler = false;
   });
 
+  gfortran8 = wrapCC (gcc8.cc.override {
+    name = "gfortran";
+    langFortran = true;
+    langCC = false;
+    langC = false;
+    profiledCompiler = false;
+  });
+
   gcj = gcj6;
   gcj6 = wrapCC (gcc6.cc.override {
     name = "gcj";