diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5f5cd0fc2731..7f7e378b2a95 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4815,7 +4815,8 @@ let
   };
 
   linux_2_6_27 = makeOverridable (import ../os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-2.6.27.nix) {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv perl mktemp module_init_tools;
+    inherit fetchurl perl mktemp module_init_tools;
+    stdenv = overrideInStdenv stdenv [gnumake381];
     kernelPatches =
       [ kernelPatches.fbcondecor_2_6_27
         kernelPatches.sec_perm_2_6_24