diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4e099d17fb10..5b071a63cad6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3573,6 +3573,14 @@ let
     langGo = true;
   });
 
+  gccgo49 = wrapCC (gcc49.cc.override {
+    name = "gccgo49";
+    langCC = true; #required for go.
+    langC = true;
+    langGo = true;
+    profiledCompiler = false;
+  });
+
   ghdl = wrapCC (import ../development/compilers/gcc/4.3 {
     inherit stdenv fetchurl gmp mpfr noSysDirs gnat;
     texinfo = texinfo4;