diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
index 8a8a80c090a..92bfdb683bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
         ++ optional langAda      "ada"
         ++ optional langVhdl     "vhdl"
         ++ optional langGo       "go"
+        ++ optionals crossDarwin [ "objc" "obj-c++" ]
         )
       )
     }