diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3f0a0abca79..eacede97fc2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11320,7 +11320,7 @@ with pkgs;
   v8_3_16_14 = callPackage ../development/libraries/v8/3.16.14.nix {
     inherit (python2Packages) python gyp;
     cctools = darwin.cctools;
-    stdenv = overrideCC stdenv gcc5;
+    stdenv = if stdenv.isDarwin then stdenv else overrideCC stdenv gcc5;
   };
 
   v8_6_x = callPackage ../development/libraries/v8/6_x.nix {