diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/native/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/native/default.nix
index 93d1c7e971c2..2a1acba41bb1 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/native/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/native/default.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ rec {
 
     alias patch=gpatch # pcre relied on this for patching binary files
 
+    alias cc=clang37
+
     # we need GNU cp for --reflink, need to alias all of coreutils
     alias basename=gbasename
     alias cat=gcat