diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/cmus/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/cmus/default.nix
index c9346248438b..633ba3832c2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/cmus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/cmus/default.nix
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv CoreAudio ]
     ++ concatMap (a: a.deps) opts;
 
+  makeFlags = [ "LD=$(CC)" ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Small, fast and powerful console music player for Linux and *BSD";
     homepage = https://cmus.github.io/;