diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xautoclick/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/xautoclick/default.nix
index 045354da3d6..bf3d9b737a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/xautoclick/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xautoclick/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     mkdir .bin
     ln -s ${qt4}/bin/moc .bin/moc-qt4
     addToSearchPath PATH .bin
+    sed -i -e "s@LD=\$_cc@LD=\$_cxx@" configure
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {