diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
index 2492639374a..7a049746f9a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ let {
     gawk
     gcc
     gcc34
+    gcc42
     gdb
     ghc
     ghostscript