diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc-runtime/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc-runtime/package.py
index 6be91537f6d..2c12f6eee99 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc-runtime/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc-runtime/package.py
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
 
     def _get_libraries_macho(self):
         """Same as _get_libraries_elf but for Mach-O binaries"""
-        cc = Executable(self["gcc"].cc)
+        cc = self._get_compiler()
         path_and_install_name = []
-
         for name in self.LIBRARIES:
             if name == "gcc_s":
                 # On darwin, libgcc_s is versioned and can't be linked as -lgcc_s,
@@ -116,6 +115,23 @@ def _get_libraries_macho(self):
 
         return path_and_install_name
 
+    def _get_compiler(self):
+        gcc_pkg = self["gcc"]
+        exe_path = None
+        for attr_name in ("cc", "cxx", "fortran"):
+            try:
+                exe_path = getattr(gcc_pkg, attr_name)
+            except AttributeError:
+                pass
+
+            if not exe_path:
+                continue
+            cc = Executable(exe_path)
+            break
+        else:
+            raise InstallError(f"cannot find any compiler for {gcc_pkg.spec}")
+        return cc
+
     @property
     def libs(self):
         # Currently these libs are not linkable with -l, they all have a suffix.