diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/shared.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/shared.rb
index 95bede7d4a..6f337e543a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/shared.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/shared.rb
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ module SharedEnvExtension
     gcc_version_name = "gcc@#{version}"
 
     gcc = Formulary.factory("gcc")
-    if gcc.version_suffix == version
+    if gcc.try(:version_suffix) == version
       gcc
     else
       Formulary.factory(gcc_version_name)