diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
index 47c992d1f6b..c3618113047 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -320,5 +320,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     { description =
         stdenv.lib.attrByPath ["meta" "description"] "System C compiler" cc_
         + " (wrapper script)";
+      priority = 10;
   };
 }