diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index a0d2cc41..14747420 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ USE_OSGPLUGIN(<plugin2>)
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td id="gc-package">gc</td>
-        <td id="gc-version">7.1</td>
+        <td id="gc-version">7.2</td>
         <td id="gc-website"><a href="http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/">gc</a></td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
diff --git a/src/gc.mk b/src/gc.mk
index 84233b9a..04bad0fa 100644
--- a/src/gc.mk
+++ b/src/gc.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 PKG             := gc
 $(PKG)_IGNORE   :=
-$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := e84cba5d18f4ea5ed4e5fd3f1dc6a46bc190ff6f
+$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 43c5f2704479dc8d8010fb2c73fa269bf3151d5b
 $(PKG)_SUBDIR   := $(PKG)-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
 $(PKG)_FILE     := $(PKG)-$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.gz
 $(PKG)_URL      := http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/$(PKG)/$(PKG)_source/$($(PKG)_FILE)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ endef
 define $(PKG)_BUILD
     cd '$(1)' && ./configure \
         --host='$(TARGET)' \
+        --build="`config.guess`" \
         --prefix='$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)' \
         --disable-shared \
         --enable-threads=win32 \