diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/avarice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/avarice/default.nix
index e2c4c89e9987..eb81b7136f3d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/avarice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/avarice/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, perl, libusb }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gcc, perl, libusb }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0jhh1h1k5b41v2ycq8kn43nkrkh0b9l7xjmw38rak871g3z3hix1";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig perl libusb ];
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig gcc perl libusb ];
 
   meta = {
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c41bce9cc18f..f7cdd5dde472 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5717,7 +5717,9 @@ let
 
   avrdude = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/avrdude { };
 
-  avarice = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/avarice { };
+  avarice = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/avarice {
+    gcc = gcc49;
+  };
 
   babeltrace = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/babeltrace { };