diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/default.nix
index aeab9f8332f..bccd54ca4ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ let
     NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-I${libxml2.dev}/include/libxml2" ];
 
     # Otherwise it retains a reference to compiler and fails; see #44767.  TODO: better.
-    preConfigure = "CC=cc";
+    preConfigure = "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc";
 
     configureFlags = [
       "--with-openssl"