diff --git a/cpu/cpujit.py b/cpu/cpujit.py
index 2bc08985668322a96bba9a4a737d9d98bb4ccc57..1c578bc07854c57335e9174fed93e34422d95292 100644
--- a/cpu/cpujit.py
+++ b/cpu/cpujit.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import hashlib
 from pystencils.transformations import symbolNameToVariableName
 
 CONFIG_GCC = {
-    'compiler': 'g++-4.8',
+    'compiler': 'g++',
     'flags': '-Ofast -DNDEBUG -fPIC -shared -march=native -fopenmp',
 }
 CONFIG_INTEL = {