diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/enscript/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/enscript/default.nix
index 7bb7060d5c2d..156ff7aea6b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/enscript/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/enscript/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1fy0ymvzrrvs889zanxcaxjfcxarm2d3k43c9frmbl1ld7dblmkd";
   };
 
+  preBuild =
+    ''
+      # Fix building on Darwin with GCC.
+      substituteInPlace compat/regex.c --replace \
+         __private_extern__  '__attribute__ ((visibility ("hidden")))'
+    '';
+
   buildInputs = [ gettext ];
 
   doCheck = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index df1ac5dc24a0..cc2ab0c177c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -949,12 +949,7 @@ let
 
   encfs = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/encfs { };
 
-  enscript = callPackage ../tools/text/enscript {
-    # fix syntax errors
-    stdenv = if stdenv.isDarwin
-      then clangStdenv
-      else stdenv;
-  };
+  enscript = callPackage ../tools/text/enscript { };
 
   ethtool = callPackage ../tools/misc/ethtool { };