diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 621ef83e3ce..345d12e13f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11283,7 +11283,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   fingerd_bsd = callPackage ../servers/fingerd/bsd-fingerd { };
 
-  firebird = callPackage ../servers/firebird { icu = null; };
+  firebird = callPackage ../servers/firebird { icu = null; stdenv = overrideCC stdenv gcc5; };
   firebirdSuper = callPackage ../servers/firebird { superServer = true; };
 
   fleet = callPackage ../servers/fleet { };