diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
index de7ca5c..ac5e914 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(TARGET_GCC_VERSION_EXP)),)
-TARGET_GCC_VERSION := 4.7
+TARGET_GCC_VERSION := 4.8
 else
 TARGET_GCC_VERSION := $(TARGET_GCC_VERSION_EXP)
 endif
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 # This warning causes dalvik not to build with gcc 4.6+ and -Werror.
 # We cannot turn it off blindly since the option is not available
 # in gcc-4.4.x.
-ifneq ($(filter 4.6 4.6.% 4.7 4.7.%, $(TARGET_GCC_VERSION)),)
+ifneq ($(filter 4.6 4.6.% 4.7 4.7.% 4.8, $(TARGET_GCC_VERSION)),)
 TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-but-set-variable \
                         -fno-strict-volatile-bitfields
 endif
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index bfbf51e..2669595 100755
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(TARGET_GCC_VERSION_EXP)),)
-TARGET_GCC_VERSION := 4.7
+TARGET_GCC_VERSION := 4.8
 else
 TARGET_GCC_VERSION := $(TARGET_GCC_VERSION_EXP)
 endif