1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/fortune/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/fortune/default.nix
index 68f826a9d93..941aa756420 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/fortune/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/fortune/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   preConfigure = ''
     sed -i "s|/usr/|$out/|" Makefile 
   '';
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    makeFlagsArray=("CC=$CC" "REGEXDEFS=-DHAVE_REGEX_H -DPOSIX_REGEX" "LDFLAGS=")
+  '';
   
   postInstall = ''
     ln -s $out/games/fortune $out/bin/fortune