diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/conf/distro/dey.conf b/meta-digi-dey/conf/distro/dey.conf
index 9893ac0c3..3743e73f3 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/conf/distro/dey.conf
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/conf/distro/dey.conf
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ FEATURE_PACKAGES_dey-qt = "packagegroup-dey-qt"
 FEATURE_PACKAGES_dey-trustfence = "packagegroup-dey-trustfence"
 FEATURE_PACKAGES_dey-wireless = "packagegroup-dey-wireless"
 
+# Use GCC compiler version 7.x to maintain compatibility with
+# several packages without support yet like gstreamer-imx plugins
+GCCVERSION ?= "7.%"
+
 # Our layer only provides version 5.41, which we want to keep because
 # it was used for Bluetooth certification. However by default the newer
 # 5.48 version should be used, which is provided by the poky layer.