diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/faster-fifo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/faster-fifo/default.nix
index 1d77707b6aa5..a3b8f491a9da 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/faster-fifo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/faster-fifo/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, stdenv
+, gcc12Stdenv
 
 # build-system
 , cython
@@ -11,11 +13,17 @@
 , unittestCheckHook
 }:
 
+let
+  stdenv' = if stdenv.isLinux then gcc12Stdenv else stdenv;
+in
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "faster-fifo";
   version = "1.4.5";
   format = "pyproject";
 
+  # https://github.com/alex-petrenko/faster-fifo/issues/47\
+  stdenv = stdenv';
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "alex-petrenko";
     repo = "faster-fifo";