diff --git a/qemu.changes b/qemu.changes
index 3df2670..907ebc2 100644
--- a/qemu.changes
+++ b/qemu.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 17 09:15:07 UTC 2019 - Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@suse.de>
+
+- use %gcc_version for cross compilers (boo#1153703)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct 15 20:13:27 UTC 2019 - Bruce Rogers <brogers@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/qemu.spec b/qemu.spec
index 8796561..7e21072 100644
--- a/qemu.spec
+++ b/qemu.spec
@@ -257,35 +257,19 @@ BuildRequires:  bluez-devel
 BuildRequires:  brlapi-devel
 %ifnarch %{ix86} aarch64
 BuildRequires:  cross-aarch64-binutils
-%if 0%{suse_version} > 1500
-BuildRequires:  cross-aarch64-gcc9
-%else
-BuildRequires:  cross-aarch64-gcc7
-%endif
+BuildRequires:  cross-aarch64-gcc%gcc_version
 %endif
 %ifnarch %{ix86} armv7hl
 BuildRequires:  cross-arm-binutils
-%if 0%{suse_version} > 1500
-BuildRequires:  cross-arm-gcc9
-%else
-BuildRequires:  cross-arm-gcc7
-%endif
+BuildRequires:  cross-arm-gcc%gcc_version
 %endif
 %if %{build_x86_firmware_from_source}
 %ifnarch %{ix86} x86_64
 # We must cross-compile on non-x86*
 BuildRequires:  cross-i386-binutils
-%if 0%{suse_version} > 1500
-BuildRequires:  cross-i386-gcc9
-%else
-BuildRequires:  cross-i386-gcc7
-%endif
+BuildRequires:  cross-i386-gcc%gcc_version
 BuildRequires:  cross-x86_64-binutils
-%if 0%{suse_version} > 1500
-BuildRequires:  cross-x86_64-gcc9
-%else
-BuildRequires:  cross-x86_64-gcc7
-%endif
+BuildRequires:  cross-x86_64-gcc%gcc_version
 %endif
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  curl-devel