diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/iterm2/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/iterm2/default.nix
index fa2ac38d383..e493226be60 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/iterm2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/iterm2/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postPatch = ''
     sed -i -e 's/CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Developer ID Application"/CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = ""/g' ./iTerm2.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
   '';
+  preConfigure = "LD=$CC";
   makeFlagsArray = ["Deployment"];
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p "$out/Applications"