diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gnuplot/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gnuplot/default.nix
index 164b3ba1d284..f92c82e3d744 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gnuplot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gnuplot/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 assert libX11 != null -> (fontconfig != null && gnused != null && coreutils != null);
 let
-  withX = libX11 != null && !aquaterm;
+  withX = libX11 != null && !aquaterm && !stdenv.isDarwin;
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "gnuplot-4.6.5";
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs =
-    [ zlib gd texinfo4 readline
-      pango cairo pkgconfig makeWrapper ]
+    [ zlib gd texinfo4 readline pango cairo pkgconfig makeWrapper ]
     ++ lib.optional withTeXLive texLive
     ++ lib.optional withLua lua
     ++ lib.optionals withX [ libX11 libXpm libXt libXaw ]
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f96fe5824bad..a165ec41ed86 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1152,12 +1152,7 @@ let
     libassuan = libassuan2_1;
   });
 
-  gnuplot = callPackage ../tools/graphics/gnuplot {
-    # use gccApple to compile on darwin, seems to resolve a malloc error
-    stdenv = if stdenv.isDarwin
-      then stdenvAdapters.overrideGCC stdenv gccApple
-      else stdenv;
-  };
+  gnuplot = callPackage ../tools/graphics/gnuplot { };
 
   gnuplot_qt = gnuplot.override { withQt = true; };