diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1b70cc173..72ede20f5 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ linux (3.7-1~experimental.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * aufs: Update to aufs3.x-rcN-20121210
   * [rt] Disable until it is updated for Linux 3.7 or later
+  * Make gcc-4.7 the default compiler
 
  -- maximilian attems <maks@debian.org>  Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:14:33 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/config/defines b/debian/config/defines
index c697f3a92..eec9f3396 100644
--- a/debian/config/defines
+++ b/debian/config/defines
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ arches:
  sparc
  sparc64
  x32
-compiler: gcc-4.6
+compiler: gcc-4.7
 featuresets:
  none
  rt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type: plain
 # compilers
 gcc-4.4: gcc-4.4
 gcc-4.6: gcc-4.6
+gcc-4.7: gcc-4.7
 
 # initramfs-generators
 initramfs-fallback: linux-initramfs-tool