--- share/gprconfig/compilers.xml	2016-11-03 02:12:40.000000000 -0600
+++ share/gprconfig/compilers.xml	2017-02-11 17:30:04.705825349 -0700
@@ -746,8 +746,7 @@
     </version>
     <languages>Ada</languages>
     <variable name="gcc_version">
-      <external>${PREFIX}gcc -v</external>
-      <grep regexp="^[-\w]*gcc \S+ (\S+)" group="1"></grep>
+      <external>${PREFIX}gcc -dumpversion</external>
     </variable>
     <runtimes default="default,kernel,native">
        <directory group="default" >\.\./lib/gcc(-lib)?/$TARGET/$gcc_version/adalib/</directory>