diff --git a/math/linalg/Makefile b/math/linalg/Makefile
index b2eb3f6ab15d..ee77a6ad3909 100644
--- a/math/linalg/Makefile
+++ b/math/linalg/Makefile
@@ -36,4 +36,10 @@ post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/README ${PREFIX}/share/doc/LinAlg
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${OSVERSION} >= 700042
+BROKEN=		Does not compile with GCC 4.2
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>