diff --git a/lang/gambit-c/Makefile b/lang/gambit-c/Makefile
index 60dcede9c3e5..6889264f7ef1 100644
--- a/lang/gambit-c/Makefile
+++ b/lang/gambit-c/Makefile
@@ -1,53 +1,53 @@
 PORTNAME=	gambit-c
 PORTVERSION=	4.9.4
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 PORTREVISION=	1
 PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	lang
 
 MAINTAINER=	olgeni@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Gambit programming system where the compiler generates portable C code
 WWW=		https://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~gambit/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20 LGPL21
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 
 USES=		compiler gmake
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	gambit
 GH_PROJECT=	gambit
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-single-host \
 		--enable-gcc-opts \
 		--docdir=${DOCSDIR} \
 		--includedir=${PREFIX}/include/gambit-c \
 		--libdir=${PREFIX}/lib/gambit-c \
 		--enable-compiler-name=gsc-gambit \
 		--enable-interpreter-name=gsi-gambit
 MAKEFILE=	makefile
 USE_LDCONFIG=	${PREFIX}/lib/gambit-c
 
 INFO=		gambit
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS GCC
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=GCC
 
 GCC_DESC=	Build with GCC from ports
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MGCC}
-USE_GCC=	yes
+USE_GCC=	12
 .endif
 
 post-patch:
 .for i in makefile.in gsc/makefile.in gsi/makefile.in lib/makefile.in
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e \
 		's|^\(FLAGS_OBJ = \).*|\1 ${CFLAGS}| ; \
 		 s|^\(FLAGS_DYN = \).*|\1 ${CFLAGS}|' ${WRKSRC}/${i}
 .endfor
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/gs[ci]-gambit
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>