diff --git a/boost/Pkgfile b/boost/Pkgfile
index c85bd2e30..508ff28c0 100644
--- a/boost/Pkgfile
+++ b/boost/Pkgfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ build() {
 	cd boost_${version//./_}
 
 	local bindir='bin.linuxx86'
-	local gccversion="$(pkginfo -i |grep '^gcc ' |awk '{print $2}' |sed -e "s/\([.0-9]*\)-1/\1/")"
+	local gccversion="$(pkginfo -i |grep '^gcc ' |awk '{print $2}' |sed -e "s/\([.0-9]*\)-[0-9]*/\1/")"
 	export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing"
 
 	(