diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
index 89c72c5d01..f11e687cda 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_uclibc-initial           ?= "${UCLIBCVERSION}"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_elfutils ?= "0.148"
 # don't use version earlier than 1.4 for gzip-native, as it's necessary for
 # some packages using an archive format incompatible with earlier gzip
-PREFERRED_VERSION_gzip-native ?= "1.4"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_gzip-native ?= "1.5"
 
 # Setup suitable toolchain flags
 require conf/distro/include/as-needed.inc