diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2baf804e6..fe1f6bc83 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ linux (4.14~rc5-1~exp1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * [mips*] Increase RELOCATION_TABLE_SIZE to 0x00110000 for all flavours
     (fixes FTBFS)
   * i40e: Build for 64-bit targets only (fixes FTBFS on hppa)
+  * Compile with gcc-7 on all architectures
 
   [ John Paul Adrian Glaubitz ]
   * [m68k] udeb: Build ata-modules package, include libata
diff --git a/debian/config/amd64/defines b/debian/config/amd64/defines
index e15f609a2..297066db2 100644
--- a/debian/config/amd64/defines
+++ b/debian/config/amd64/defines
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ install-stem: vmlinuz
 breaks: xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse (<< 1:13.0.99)
 
 [relations]
-headers%gcc-6: linux-compiler-gcc-6-x86
+headers%gcc-7: linux-compiler-gcc-7-x86
 
 [amd64_description]
 hardware: 64-bit PCs
diff --git a/debian/config/armel/defines b/debian/config/armel/defines
index 9f4ed16b1..b6f172dcc 100644
--- a/debian/config/armel/defines
+++ b/debian/config/armel/defines
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ uncompressed-image-file: arch/arm/boot/Image
 install-stem: vmlinuz
 
 [relations]
-headers%gcc-6: linux-compiler-gcc-6-arm
+headers%gcc-7: linux-compiler-gcc-7-arm
 
 [marvell_description]
 hardware: Marvell Kirkwood/Orion
diff --git a/debian/config/armhf/defines b/debian/config/armhf/defines
index 6cb465885..497f6bb50 100644
--- a/debian/config/armhf/defines
+++ b/debian/config/armhf/defines
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ vdso: true
 install-stem: vmlinuz
 
 [relations]
-headers%gcc-6: linux-compiler-gcc-6-arm
+headers%gcc-7: linux-compiler-gcc-7-arm
 
 [armmp_description]
 hardware: ARMv7 multiplatform compatible SoCs
diff --git a/debian/config/defines b/debian/config/defines
index 2eaeb0eb9..10ba0a95d 100644
--- a/debian/config/defines
+++ b/debian/config/defines
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ arches:
  sparc64
  tilegx
  x32
-compiler: gcc-6
+compiler: gcc-7
 featuresets:
  none
  rt
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ initramfs-generators: initramfs-tools initramfs-fallback
 
 [relations]
 # compilers
-gcc-6: gcc-6 <!stage1 !cross>, gcc-6-@gnu-type-package@ <!stage1 cross>
+gcc-7: gcc-7 <!stage1 !cross>, gcc-7-@gnu-type-package@ <!stage1 cross>
 
 # initramfs-generators
 initramfs-fallback: linux-initramfs-tool
diff --git a/debian/config/hppa/defines b/debian/config/hppa/defines
index 8eac51d26..761bda61f 100644
--- a/debian/config/hppa/defines
+++ b/debian/config/hppa/defines
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ hardware: multiprocessor 64-bit PA-RISC
 hardware-long: HP PA-RISC 64-bit SMP systems with support for more than 4 GB RAM
 
 [relations]
-gcc-6: gcc-6 <!stage1 !cross>, binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu <!stage1 !cross>, gcc-6-hppa64-linux-gnu <!stage1 !cross>, gcc-6-hppa-linux-gnu <!stage1 cross>, binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu <!stage1 cross>, gcc-6-hppa64-linux-gnu <!stage1 cross>
+gcc-7: gcc-7 <!stage1 !cross>, binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu <!stage1 !cross>, gcc-7-hppa64-linux-gnu <!stage1 !cross>, gcc-7-hppa-linux-gnu <!stage1 cross>, binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu <!stage1 cross>, gcc-7-hppa64-linux-gnu <!stage1 cross>
 
diff --git a/debian/config/i386/defines b/debian/config/i386/defines
index 1123508b4..880ad44f0 100644
--- a/debian/config/i386/defines
+++ b/debian/config/i386/defines
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ install-stem: vmlinuz
 breaks: xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse (<< 1:13.0.99)
 
 [relations]
-headers%gcc-6: linux-compiler-gcc-6-x86
+headers%gcc-7: linux-compiler-gcc-7-x86
 
 [686_description]
 hardware: older PCs
diff --git a/debian/config/s390x/defines b/debian/config/s390x/defines
index 8dcf9fde1..47de62402 100644
--- a/debian/config/s390x/defines
+++ b/debian/config/s390x/defines
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ bootloaders: s390-tools
 install-stem: vmlinuz
 
 [relations]
-headers%gcc-6: linux-compiler-gcc-6-s390
+headers%gcc-7: linux-compiler-gcc-7-s390
 
 [s390x_build]
 debug-info: true
diff --git a/debian/templates/control.extra.in b/debian/templates/control.extra.in
index b0f3e8625..d4379685f 100644
--- a/debian/templates/control.extra.in
+++ b/debian/templates/control.extra.in
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
-Package: linux-compiler-gcc-6-arm
+Package: linux-compiler-gcc-7-arm
 Build-Profiles: <!stage1>
-Depends: gcc-6, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: gcc-7, ${misc:Depends}
 Architecture: armel armhf
 Multi-Arch: foreign
 Description: Compiler for Linux on ARM (meta-package)
  This package depends on gcc 6 of the appropriate architecture for
  Linux on armel and armhf.
 
-Package: linux-compiler-gcc-6-s390
+Package: linux-compiler-gcc-7-s390
 Build-Profiles: <!stage1>
-Depends: gcc-6, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: gcc-7, ${misc:Depends}
 Architecture: s390 s390x
 Multi-Arch: foreign
 Description: Compiler for Linux on IBM zSeries (meta-package)
  This package depends on gcc 6 of the appropriate architecture for
  Linux on s390 and s390x.
 
-Package: linux-compiler-gcc-6-x86
+Package: linux-compiler-gcc-7-x86
 Build-Profiles: <!stage1>
-Depends: gcc-6, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: gcc-7, ${misc:Depends}
 Architecture: amd64 i386 x32
 Multi-Arch: foreign
 Description: Compiler for Linux on x86 (meta-package)