diff --git a/libreoffice.changes b/libreoffice.changes
index b29e4d3..702d1c0 100644
--- a/libreoffice.changes
+++ b/libreoffice.changes
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Sat Mar  2 19:41:04 UTC 2024 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
 - Update to 24.2.1.2 (24.2.1 final):
   https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/24.2.1/RC1 and
   https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/24.2.1/RC2
+- Allow building with gcc >= 12 on system where it is the default
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Mar  2 13:12:07 UTC 2024 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
diff --git a/libreoffice.spec b/libreoffice.spec
index c62cf07..f09483e 100644
--- a/libreoffice.spec
+++ b/libreoffice.spec
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 %bcond_with system_harfbuzz
 %endif
 %bcond_with firebird
+%if 0%{?gcc_version} < 12
+%define with_gcc 12
+%endif
 Name:           libreoffice
 Version:        24.2.1.2
 Release:        0
@@ -326,8 +329,8 @@ BuildRequires:  libmariadb-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(icu-i18n)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libopenjp2)
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  gcc12
-BuildRequires:  gcc12-c++
+BuildRequires:  gcc%{with_gcc}
+BuildRequires:  gcc%{with_gcc}-c++
 BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.8
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 # needed by python3_sitelib
@@ -1089,8 +1092,10 @@ CFLAGS="$ARCH_FLAGS"
 CXXFLAGS="-std=c++20 $ARCH_FLAGS"
 export ARCH_FLAGS CFLAGS CXXFLAGS
 
-export CC=gcc-12
-export CXX=g++-12
+%if 0%{?with_gcc:1}
+export CC=gcc-%{with_gcc}
+export CXX=g++-%{with_gcc}
+%endif
 
 # Fake the epoch stuff in generated zip files
 export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=$(date -d "$(head -n 2 %{_sourcedir}/%{name}.changes | tail -n 1 | cut -d- -f1 )" +%%s)