diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/Config.in b/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
index 737164a9c9..e279bf2cf4 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 choice
 	prompt "GCC compiler Version" if TOOLCHAINOPTS
 	default GCC_USE_VERSION_4_4_7 if avr32
-	default GCC_USE_VERSION_4_6_LINARO
+	default GCC_USE_VERSION_4_8_LINARO
 	help
 	  Select the version of gcc you wish to use.
 
diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/Config.version b/toolchain/gcc/Config.version
index 4865c01da7..e9aafcd7f3 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/Config.version
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/Config.version
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ config GCC_VERSION_4_4_7
 	bool
 
 config GCC_VERSION_4_6_LINARO
-	default y if (!TOOLCHAINOPTS && !avr32)
 	bool
 
 config GCC_VERSION_4_8_LINARO
+	default y if (!TOOLCHAINOPTS && !avr32)
 	bool
 
 config GCC_VERSION_4_8_0