diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 325dd5c00c6..34776a2b535 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15263,7 +15263,9 @@ let
     motif = lesstif;
   };
 
-  archimedes = callPackage ../applications/science/electronics/archimedes { };
+  archimedes = callPackage ../applications/science/electronics/archimedes {
+    stdenv = overrideCC stdenv gcc49;
+  };
 
   emboss = callPackage ../applications/science/biology/emboss { };