diff --git a/news/newscache/Makefile b/news/newscache/Makefile
index e078a7d7a14d..0c821a7f5064 100644
--- a/news/newscache/Makefile
+++ b/news/newscache/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/NewsCache
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
+USE_GCC=	2.95
 
 MAN5=	newscache.conf.5
 MAN8=	NewsCache.8 NewsCacheClean.8 updatenews.8