diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/beats/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/beats/default.nix
index 3e471c76fdf..9b387a3939d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/beats/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/beats/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1rdvsqrjpily74y8vwch711401585xckb4p41cfwrmj6vf44jhif";
   };
 
-  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
+  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" "CC=cc" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/j0hax/beats";