diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/picoc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/picoc/default.nix
index 2c674754935..47e18cbdcd8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/picoc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/picoc/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ readline ];
 
+  makeFlags = [ "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc" ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace Makefile --replace '`svnversion -n`' "${version}"
   '';
@@ -46,6 +48,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/zsaleeba/picoc";
     downloadPage = "https://code.google.com/p/picoc/downloads/list";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }