diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcc/template b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
index 9ff1282c74..86e549543a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ _isl_version=0.21
 
 pkgname=gcc
 version=${_minorver}.0
-revision=2
+revision=3
 short_desc="GNU Compiler Collection"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 homepage="http://gcc.gnu.org"
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ nopie=yes
 lib32disabled=yes
 bootstrap=yes
 replaces="gcc-gcj<7.2.0 gcc-gcj-jdk-compat<7.2.0 libmpx>=0 libmpx-devel>=0"
-alternatives="cc:cc:/usr/bin/gcc"
 
 _have_gccgo=yes
 
@@ -364,6 +363,8 @@ do_install() {
 	ln -sfr ${DESTDIR}/usr/include/c++/${_minorver} \
 		${DESTDIR}/usr/include/c++/${version}
 
+	# cc symlink
+	ln -sfr ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/gcc ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/cc
 	# rpcgen wants /lib/cpp, make a symlink
 	ln -sfr ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/cpp ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/cpp