diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/moreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/moreutils/default.nix
index 622923e048c..dbb80067e6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/moreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/moreutils/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ perl IPCRun TimeDate TimeDuration ];
 
-  buildFlags = optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "CC=clang";
+  buildFlags = "CC=cc";
   installFlags = "PREFIX=$(out)";
 
   postInstall = "wrapProgram $out/bin/chronic --prefix PERL5LIB : $PERL5LIB";