diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/default.nix
index b93747058309..6e67bbf74e6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   langF77 = if nativeTools then false else gcc.langF77;
   shell = if shell == "" then stdenv.shell else shell;
   
-  meta = if gcc != null && (gcc ? meta) then gcc.meta else
+  meta = if gcc != null && (gcc ? meta) then removeAttrs gcc.meta ["priority"] else
     { description = "System C compiler wrapper";
     };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.1/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.1/default.nix
index 0bbaf6d02b52..4473d8a229f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.1/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.1/default.nix
@@ -54,5 +54,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     homepage = "http://gcc.gnu.org/";
     license = "GPL/LGPL";
     description = "GNU Compiler Collection, 4.1.x";
+
+    # Give the real GCC a lower priority than the GCC wrapper so that
+    # both can be installed at the same time.
+    priority = "7";
   };
 }