diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a8bdd677957a..53b673a6a629 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8777,7 +8777,9 @@ with pkgs;
     glibc32 = pkgsi686Linux.glibc;
   };
 
-  glm = callPackage ../development/libraries/glm { };
+  glm = callPackage ../development/libraries/glm {
+    stdenv = overrideCC stdenv gcc6; # maybe a hack
+  };
   glm_0954 = callPackage ../development/libraries/glm/0954.nix { };
 
   globalplatform = callPackage ../development/libraries/globalplatform { };