diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d1f9449f57a7..82dfd0dd4819 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1998,7 +1998,7 @@ let
 
   gambit = callPackage ../development/compilers/gambit { };
 
-  gcc = gcc47;
+  gcc = gcc48;
 
   gcc33 = wrapGCC (import ../development/compilers/gcc/3.3 {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv noSysDirs;
@@ -2051,6 +2051,8 @@ let
 
   gcc47 = gcc47_real;
 
+  gcc48 = gcc48_real;
+
   gcc45_realCross = lib.addMetaAttrs { platforms = []; }
     (makeOverridable (import ../development/compilers/gcc/4.5) {
       inherit fetchurl stdenv texinfo gmp mpfr mpc libelf zlib