diff --git a/gwenview5.changes b/gwenview5.changes
index f47865f..fc12945 100644
--- a/gwenview5.changes
+++ b/gwenview5.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Jul 28 22:49:44 UTC 2018 - wbauer@tmo.at
+
+- Build with gcc7 on Leap 42.3, it doesn't compile with 4.8 anymore
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul 26 13:00:29 UTC 2018 - lbeltrame@kde.org
 
diff --git a/gwenview5.spec b/gwenview5.spec
index fba8ad7..f8de32b 100644
--- a/gwenview5.spec
+++ b/gwenview5.spec
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Svg) >= 5.2.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Test) >= 5.2.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Widgets) >= 5.2.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5X11Extras) >= 5.2.0
+# Needed for 42.3
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1330
+# It does not build with the default compiler (GCC 4.8) on Leap 42.x
+%if 0%{?sle_version} < 120300
+BuildRequires:  gcc6-c++
+%else
+BuildRequires:  gcc7-c++
+%endif
+%endif
 Provides:       gwenview = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      gwenview < %{version}
 Recommends:     %{name}-lang
@@ -72,6 +81,16 @@ hierarchies.
 %setup -q -n gwenview-%{version}
 
 %build
+  %if 0%{?suse_version} < 1330
+    # It does not build with the default compiler (GCC 4.8) on Leap 42.x
+    %if 0%{?sle_version} < 120300
+      export CC=gcc-6
+      export CXX=g++-6
+    %else
+      export CC=gcc-7
+      export CXX=g++-7
+    %endif
+  %endif
   %cmake_kf5 -d build -- -DGWENVIEW_SEMANTICINFO_BACKEND="Baloo"
   %make_jobs