diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/cc65/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/cc65/default.nix
index 03325d2fd60..502cecfa8cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/cc65/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/cc65/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
-, fetchFromGitHub
-}:
+{ lib, gccStdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+gccStdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "cc65";
   version = "2.19";
 
@@ -13,10 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "01a15yvs455qp20hri2pbg2wqvcip0d50kb7dibi9427hqk9cnj4";
   };
 
-  makeFlags = [
-    "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}"
-    "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc"
-  ];
+  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://cc65.github.io/";
@@ -56,6 +51,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     '';
     license = licenses.zlib;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
-    platforms = with platforms; unix;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }