diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/compcert/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/compcert/default.nix
index fb95372a96f..f5554ee0ce3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/compcert/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/compcert/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   configurePhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace ./configure --replace pl2 pl3
     substituteInPlace ./configure --replace '{toolprefix}gcc' '{toolprefix}cc'
     ./configure -prefix $out -toolprefix ${tools}/bin/ '' +
     (if stdenv.isDarwin then "ia32-macosx" else "ia32-linux");