diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 10d230a4e8d..35cf1a3baeb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13214,7 +13214,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   kmscube = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kmscube { };
 
-  kmsxx = callPackage ../development/libraries/kmsxx { };
+  kmsxx = callPackage ../development/libraries/kmsxx {
+    stdenv = overrideCC stdenv gcc6;
+  };
 
   latencytop = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/latencytop { };