diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qrupdate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qrupdate/default.nix
index 2f119311c1f..d3d821ba1db 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qrupdate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qrupdate/default.nix
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       "LAPACK=-L${lapack}/lib -llapack"
       "BLAS=-L${blas}/lib -lblas"
       "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}"
-      ${lib.optionalString blas.isILP64
-      # If another application intends to use qrupdate compiled with blas with
-      # 64 bit support, it should add this to it's FFLAGS as well. See (e.g):
-      # https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50339
-      "FFLAGS=-fdefault-integer-8"
-      }
+      "FFLAGS=${toString ([
+        "-std=legacy"
+      ] ++ lib.optionals blas.isILP64 [
+        # If another application intends to use qrupdate compiled with blas with
+        # 64 bit support, it should add this to it's FFLAGS as well. See (e.g):
+        # https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50339
+        "-fdefault-integer-8"
+      ])}"
     )
   '';