diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs-ng/configured-ghcjs-src.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs-ng/configured-ghcjs-src.nix
index b9435b311572..e8c24b21134c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs-ng/configured-ghcjs-src.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs-ng/configured-ghcjs-src.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ runCommand "configured-ghcjs-src" {
     autoconf
     automake
     python3
+    gcc
     ghc
     happy
     alex