1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
index 432319bf8..37b0db2fd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
@@ -155,11 +155,14 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
     Options.create(super)
   end
 
+  def compiler
+    super || MacOS.default_compiler
+  end
+
   def cxxstdlib
     # Older tabs won't have these values, so provide sensible defaults
     lib = stdlib.to_sym if stdlib
-    cc = compiler || MacOS.default_compiler
-    CxxStdlib.create(lib, cc.to_sym)
+    CxxStdlib.create(lib, compiler.to_sym)
   end
 
   def build_bottle?