diff --git a/src/install.sh b/src/install.sh
index ea4cfe8..5851653 100755
--- a/src/install.sh
+++ b/src/install.sh
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ check_dependencies () {
 	log_message "Ok\n"
 
 	# we need gfortran
-    gcc_ver_min=7
+    gcc_ver_min=6
 	log_message "Checking if gfortran >= $gcc_ver_min is installed..."
 	command -V gfortran || return 1
 	gcc_ver=$(gcc -dumpversion)