diff --git a/devel/volk/Makefile b/devel/volk/Makefile
index f1387a155ba5..11a8063d61c6 100644
--- a/devel/volk/Makefile
+++ b/devel/volk/Makefile
@@ -1,21 +1,27 @@
 PORTNAME=	volk
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	2.2.1
 CATEGORIES=	devel comms hamradio
 
 MAINTAINER=	hamradio@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Vector-Optimized Library of Kernels
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	liborc-0.4.so:devel/orc
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/mako/__init__.py:textproc/py-mako@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++11-lang python:3.5+
 
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == armv7
+USE_GCC=	yes
+.endif
+
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	gnuradio
 
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>