diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
index 129ca72251fc..f5572c077f31 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
@@ -373,9 +373,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
       stdenv.lib.platforms.freebsd ++
       stdenv.lib.platforms.illumos ++
       stdenv.lib.platforms.darwin;
-
-    # See #40038
-    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0a132a044e00..63921241cded 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7506,7 +7506,7 @@ in
   gerbil-unstable = callPackage ../development/compilers/gerbil/unstable.nix { stdenv = gccStdenv; };
 
   gccFun = callPackage ../development/compilers/gcc/8;
-  gcc = if stdenv.isDarwin then gcc7 else gcc8;
+  gcc = gcc8;
   gcc-unwrapped = gcc.cc;
 
   gccStdenv = if stdenv.cc.isGNU then stdenv else stdenv.override {