diff --git a/devel/py-google-re2/Makefile b/devel/py-google-re2/Makefile
index 6ea5cc6b2dae..d79d5f7ddc29 100644
--- a/devel/py-google-re2/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-google-re2/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
 # Created by: Po-Chuan Hsieh <sunpoet@FreeBSD.org>
 
 PORTNAME=	google-re2
 PORTVERSION=	0.1.20210401
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	RE2 Python bindings
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pybind11>=0:devel/py-pybind11@${PY_FLAVOR}
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libre2.so:devel/re2
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}six>=0:devel/py-six@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		localbase python:3.6+
+USE_GCC=	yes
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/_re2*.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>