diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/compilers.rb b/Library/Homebrew/compilers.rb
index a68d4f3d22..b871e1aeb8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/compilers.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/compilers.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class CompilerSelector
     when :clang then MacOS.clang_build_version >= 318 ? 3 : 0.5
     when :llvm  then 2
     when :gcc   then 1
+    when :gcc_4_0 then 0.25
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/macos.rb b/Library/Homebrew/macos.rb
index d3c1d9814f..802da0de62 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/macos.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/macos.rb
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ module MacOS extend self
       $1.to_i
     end
   end
+  alias_method :gcc_4_0_build_version, :gcc_40_build_version
 
   def gcc_42_build_version
     @gcc_42_build_version ||= if locate("gcc-4.2") \