diff --git a/biology/star/Makefile b/biology/star/Makefile
index b93f682bab5d..c74302c77b6e 100644
--- a/biology/star/Makefile
+++ b/biology/star/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	STAR
-DISTVERSION=	2.7.0f
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	2.7.2d
 CATEGORIES=	biology
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	rna-
 
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ PLIST_FILES=	bin/STAR
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 # Force newer compiler on platforms using GCC 4.2 as base
-.if ${CHOSEN_COMPILER_TYPE} == gcc
+.if ${CHOSEN_COMPILER_TYPE} == gcc && ${COMPILER_VERSION} <= 42
 USE_GCC=	yes
 .endif
 
diff --git a/biology/star/distinfo b/biology/star/distinfo
index 49bc9112811f..c5760a70cac8 100644
--- a/biology/star/distinfo
+++ b/biology/star/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1555876360
-SHA256 (alexdobin-STAR-2.7.0f_GH0.tar.gz) = daead0a87b259e6311f48f31ccaab5bd53ef1da9d6e5cd7210e0d714b7e23204
-SIZE (alexdobin-STAR-2.7.0f_GH0.tar.gz) = 8061887
+TIMESTAMP = 1570398385
+SHA256 (alexdobin-STAR-2.7.2d_GH0.tar.gz) = 46eba14658082c93d7982c5b5898051c7139f1f9add9390de7c135f587b42ab4
+SIZE (alexdobin-STAR-2.7.2d_GH0.tar.gz) = 8142737