diff --git a/build_sec_compilers.sh b/build_sec_compilers.sh
index 7228f5dbf6e1c9887574238011b902994e60c948..381222936f53874bcfe11046f9b8b059810032cf 100755
--- a/build_sec_compilers.sh
+++ b/build_sec_compilers.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if [ "$2" == "taurus" ]; then
 
     source /etc/profile
     echo "$PATH"
-    module load gcc/4.9.3
+    module load gcc/7.1.0
     module load intel/2017.0.020
 
     echo "3" > input_install