diff --git a/config/sources/sun5i.conf b/config/sources/sun5i.conf
index ce7048c7b0..074c139335 100644
--- a/config/sources/sun5i.conf
+++ b/config/sources/sun5i.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 source "${BASH_SOURCE%/*}/sunxi_common.inc"
 
+KERNEL_NEEDS_GCC='< 5.0'
+
 case $BRANCH in
 	default)
 	LINUXKERNEL='https://github.com/linux-sunxi/linux-sunxi'