diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 76c292e61e3..e27e9361a70 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ readonly XBPS_VERSION_REQ="0.46"
 readonly XBPS_VERSION=$(xbps-uhelper -V|awk '{print $2}')
 readonly XBPS_SRC_VERSION="113"
 export XBPS_MACHINE=$(xbps-uhelper arch)
-readonly XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MAJOR=7
+readonly XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MAJOR=8
 readonly XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MINOR=2
 readonly XBPS_GCC_VERSION_BUILD=0
 readonly XBPS_GCC_VERSION=${XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MAJOR}.${XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MINOR}.${XBPS_GCC_VERSION_BUILD}