diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index dd5d1ab0ee..97475c47e0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -2233,6 +2233,9 @@ easy-to-perform steps.")
        (sha256
         (base32 "0ma2cl677l7s0n5sffh66cy9lxp5wycm50f121g8rx85p95vkgwv"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
+    ;; XXX: does not build with later GCC:
+    ;; error: ‘numeric_limits’ was not declared in this scope
+    (native-inputs (list gcc-10))
     (home-page "https://pbil.univ-lyon1.fr/bpp-doc/bpp-core/html/index.html")
     (synopsis "C++ libraries for Bioinformatics")
     (description