diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dyninst/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dyninst/package.py
index 1d4b22477bb..87d1c068de5 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dyninst/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dyninst/package.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Dyninst(CMakePackage):
         sha256="0064d8d51bd01bd0035e1ebc49276f627ce6366d4524c92cf47d3c09b0031f96",
     )
 
-    requires("%gcc", when="@:13.0.0", msg="dyninst builds only with GCC")
+    requires("%gcc", when="@:12", msg="dyninst builds only with GCC")
 
     # No Mac support (including apple-clang)
     conflicts("platform=darwin", msg="macOS is not supported")