diff --git a/gcc-4.8/meta.yaml b/gcc-4.8/meta.yaml
index 3a99f9347..fc27d0b0b 100644
--- a/gcc-4.8/meta.yaml
+++ b/gcc-4.8/meta.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ source:
 
 build:
   detect_binary_files_with_prefix: true # [not linux32]
-  number: 3
+  number: 4
 
 requirements:
   build: