diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1c793199..0cf29e00 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ RUN rm install-devkitpro-pacman
 RUN if [ ! -e /etc/mtab ]; then ln -s /proc/self/mounts /etc/mtab; fi
 ## and finally, we get to install devkitPPC
 RUN dkp-pacman -S devkitPPC --noconfirm
+## dear fucking god this is hacky but it works (needed otherwise next step fails)
+RUN rm /usr/bin/cpp /usr/bin/g++
+## set devkitPPC executables as the default ones
+RUN for file in $(find "/opt/devkitpro/devkitPPC/bin" -type f -name 'powerpc-eabi*'); do new_file=$(basename "$file" | sed 's/powerpc-eabi-//g'); update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/$new_file" "$new_file" "$file" 0; done
 
 # --- stage ultralib headers ---
 RUN mkdir -p /N64_SDK/ultra/usr/