diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c243db14c1270..b35bf893e02ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9180,7 +9180,8 @@ in
     then ../development/compilers/gcc/6
     else ../development/compilers/gcc/10);
   gcc = if (with stdenv.targetPlatform; isVc4 || libc == "relibc")
-    then gcc6 else gcc10;
+    then gcc6 else
+      if stdenv.targetPlatform.isAarch64 then gcc9 else gcc10;
   gcc-unwrapped = gcc.cc;
 
   gccStdenv = if stdenv.cc.isGNU then stdenv else stdenv.override {