diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index 1bcef0c77298..e8628ecaac1f 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pkgbase = linux-usermode
 	license = GPL2
 	makedepends = bc
 	makedepends = inetutils
+	makedepends = gcc<8.0
 	depends = coreutils
 	source = http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-4.16.tar.xz
 	source = http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-4.16.tar.sign
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 245e767a0735..daae0a6ad430 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ arch=('x86_64')
 license=('GPL2')
 url="http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/"
 depends=('coreutils')
-makedepends=('bc' 'inetutils')
+makedepends=('bc' 'inetutils' 'gcc<8.0')
 source=(
   http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/${_srcname}.tar.{xz,sign}
   http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/patch-${pkgver}.{xz,sign}