diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/percona-xtrabackup/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/percona-xtrabackup/default.nix
index a1c53dcd97f8..712d0af29a95 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/percona-xtrabackup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/percona-xtrabackup/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DWITH_SSL=system"
     "-DWITH_ZLIB=system"
     "-DWITH_MAN_PAGES=OFF"
+    "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-std=gnu++03"
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 74cdc46ff57f..a52db70835ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4364,7 +4364,6 @@ with pkgs;
   pepper = callPackage ../tools/admin/salt/pepper { };
 
   percona-xtrabackup = callPackage ../tools/backup/percona-xtrabackup {
-    stdenv = overrideCC stdenv gcc5;
     boost = boost159;
   };