diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 667ddc36b..d80137969 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ linux (4.16~rc5-1~exp2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     - Revert "Remove all support for ia64" (Closes: #886693)
     - Disable IRDA, consistent with other architectures
     - linux-image: Don't suggest fdutils
+    - Compile with gcc-7
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:12:54 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/config/ia64/defines b/debian/config/ia64/defines
index fb7dfaeb2..793748018 100644
--- a/debian/config/ia64/defines
+++ b/debian/config/ia64/defines
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ flavours:
  itanium
  mckinley
 kernel-arch: ia64
-compiler: gcc-4.6
 
 [build]
 image-file: vmlinux.gz