diff --git a/biology/seqan/Makefile b/biology/seqan/Makefile
index a2094f638a0b..2abf70d857b0 100644
--- a/biology/seqan/Makefile
+++ b/biology/seqan/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ MAKE_JOB_SAFE=	yes
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 PKG_MESSAGE=	${WRKDIR}/pkg-message
 
-USE_GCC=	yes
+USE_GCC=	4.8
 
 # unsafe workaround because FreeBSD lacks logl and expl
 # see "BUGS" in `man 3 math`