diff --git a/science/py-tweedledum/Makefile b/science/py-tweedledum/Makefile
index d63650102ffd..a84812a9390c 100644
--- a/science/py-tweedledum/Makefile
+++ b/science/py-tweedledum/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 PORTNAME=	tweedledum
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	1.1.1
 CATEGORIES=	science python # quantum-computing
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Library for analysis, compilation, synthesis of quantum circuits
 WWW=		https://github.com/boschmitt/tweedledum
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 #BROKEN_FreeBSD_14=	clang crashes, see https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=265751
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scikit-build>0:devel/py-scikit-build@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		cmake:devel/cmake-core
 
 USES=		compiler:c++17-lang python
 USE_PYTHON=	distutils autoplist pytest # tests fail to run, see https://github.com/boschmitt/tweedledum/issues/176
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	boschmitt
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 .if ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ${OSVERSION} > 1400000
-USE_GCC=	yes
+USE_GCC=	12
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>