diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8aa946bfb78..b919aab23c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8255,10 +8255,11 @@ let
   };
 
   arb = import ../applications/science/biology/arb {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv readline libpng zlib x11 lesstif93 freeglut perl;
+    inherit fetchurl readline libpng zlib x11 lesstif93 freeglut perl;
     inherit (xlibs) libXpm libXaw libX11 libXext libXt;
     inherit mesa glew libtiff lynx rxp sablotron jdk transfig gv gnuplot;
     lesstif = lesstif93;
+    stdenv = overrideGCC stdenv gcc42;
   };
 
   biolib = import ../development/libraries/science/biology/biolib {