diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 156fa76718f..5598f904f9b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1838,6 +1838,7 @@ rec {
 
   kernel = (import ../os-specific/linux/kernel) {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv perl;
+    stdenv = overrideGCC stdenv gcc34;
   };
 
   #klibc = (import ../os-specific/linux/klibc) {