diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.4/update-gcc.sh b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.4/update-gcc.sh
index c93035296fc..799e75627a5 100755
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.4/update-gcc.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.4/update-gcc.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ do
 
     rm -f "${url}.sig"
     wget "${url}.sig"
-    gpg --verify "${file}.sig" "${path}"
+    gpg --verify "${file}.sig" "${path}" || gpg2 --verify "${file}.sig" "${path}"
     rm "${file}.sig"
 
     cat >> "$out" <<EOF