diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3cb47d244..ef681c423 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+linux (3.16.7-ckt2-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * [sh4] Build with gcc-4.8 (Closes: #772602)
+
+ -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:45:48 +0000
+
 linux (3.16.7-ckt2-1) unstable; urgency=high
 
   * New upstream stable update:
diff --git a/debian/config/sh4/defines b/debian/config/sh4/defines
index bc9ba7b5c..84dd7f8db 100644
--- a/debian/config/sh4/defines
+++ b/debian/config/sh4/defines
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ flavours:
  sh7751r
  sh7785lcr
 kernel-arch: sh
-compiler: gcc-4.7
 
 [build]
 image-file: arch/sh/boot/zImage