diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc-6.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc-6.8/default.nix
index e4f8ea274b0e..5bfe82c7a7a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc-6.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc-6.8/default.nix
@@ -29,12 +29,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     cat $setupHook    >> $out/nix-support/setup-hook
   ";
 
-  configureFlags="--with-gmp-libraries=${gmp}/lib --with-readline-libraries=${readline}/lib --with-gmp-includes=${gmp}/include";
+  configureFlags=[
+    "--with-gmp-libraries=${gmp}/lib"
+    "--with-readline-libraries=${readline}/lib"
+    "--with-gmp-includes=${gmp}/include"
+    "--with-gcc=${gcc}/bin/gcc"
+  ];
 
   preConfigure = "
     # still requires a hack for ncurses
     sed -i \"s|^\\\(ld-options.*$\\\)|\\\1 -L${ncurses}/lib|\" libraries/readline/readline.buildinfo.in
   ";
 
+  inherit (stdenv) gcc;
   inherit readline gmp ncurses;
 })