diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/hardlink/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/hardlink/default.nix
index c34d81f6353..f464b7e9320 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/hardlink/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/hardlink/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin $out/share/man/man1
-    gcc -O2 hardlink.c -o $out/bin/hardlink
+    cc -O2 hardlink.c -o $out/bin/hardlink
     mv hardlink.1 $out/share/man/man1/hardlink.1
   '';