diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 177928a17d81..85a342bf6b25 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7507,7 +7507,7 @@ in
   gerbil-unstable = callPackage ../development/compilers/gerbil/unstable.nix { stdenv = gccStdenv; };
 
   gccFun = callPackage ../development/compilers/gcc/8;
-  gcc = gcc8;
+  gcc = if stdenv.isDarwin then gcc7 else gcc8;
   gcc-unwrapped = gcc.cc;
 
   gccStdenv = if stdenv.cc.isGNU then stdenv else stdenv.override {