diff --git a/builder/Dockerfile.opensuse-153 b/builder/Dockerfile.opensuse-153
index df3b732..6bb332c 100644
--- a/builder/Dockerfile.opensuse-153
+++ b/builder/Dockerfile.opensuse-153
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ RUN zypper --non-interactive --gpg-auto-import-keys -n install \
     gcc \
     gcc-c++ \
     gcc-fortran \
+    gcc8 \
+    gcc8-c++ \
+    gcc8-fortran \
     glib2-devel \
     glibc-locale \
     help2man \
@@ -89,4 +92,5 @@ ENV CONFIGURE_OPTIONS="\
 
 COPY package.opensuse-153 /package.sh
 COPY build.sh .
+COPY patches /patches
 ENTRYPOINT ./build.sh
diff --git a/builder/Dockerfile.opensuse-154 b/builder/Dockerfile.opensuse-154
index 1271a03..9b6af15 100644
--- a/builder/Dockerfile.opensuse-154
+++ b/builder/Dockerfile.opensuse-154
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ RUN zypper --non-interactive --gpg-auto-import-keys -n install \
     gcc \
     gcc-c++ \
     gcc-fortran \
+    gcc8 \
+    gcc8-c++ \
+    gcc8-fortran \
     glib2-devel \
     glibc-locale \
     help2man \
@@ -99,4 +102,5 @@ ENV JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib64/jvm/jre-11-openjdk
 
 COPY package.opensuse-154 /package.sh
 COPY build.sh .
+COPY patches /patches
 ENTRYPOINT ./build.sh
diff --git a/builder/build.sh b/builder/build.sh
index 9ae6ace..7f49b3e 100755
--- a/builder/build.sh
+++ b/builder/build.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ fetch_r_source() {
   rm /tmp/R-${1}.tar.gz
 }
 
+patch_r() {
+  cd /tmp/R-${1}
+
+  if [ -f "/patches/R-${1}.patch" ]; then
+      patch -p1 < "/patches/R-${1}.patch"
+  fi
+}
+
 # compile_r() - $1 as r version
 compile_r() {
   cd /tmp/R-${1}
@@ -132,6 +140,18 @@ compile_r() {
 
   CONFIGURE_OPTIONS=${CONFIGURE_OPTIONS:-$default_configure_options}
 
+  # For OpenSUSE CONFIGURE_OPTIONS are custom, set in the Dockerfile
+  if _version_is_greater_than ${R_VERSION} 4.2.10; then
+      if [[ "${OS_IDENTIFIER}" = "opensuse-153" || \
+            "${OS_IDENTIFIER}" = "opensuse-154" ]]; then
+          CONFIGURE_OPTIONS="$CONFIGURE_OPTIONS \
+            CC=gcc-8 CXX=g++-8 FC=gfortran-8"
+          gcc_package=gcc8
+          gxx_package=gcc8-c++
+          gfortran_package=gcc8-fortran
+      fi
+  fi
+
   # set some common environment variables for the configure step
   AWK=/usr/bin/awk \
   LIBnn=lib \
@@ -195,6 +215,7 @@ _version_is_less_than() {
 ###### RUN R COMPILE PROCEDURE ######
 set_up_environment
 fetch_r_source $R_VERSION
+patch_r $R_VERSION
 compile_r $R_VERSION
 package_r $R_VERSION
 archive_r
diff --git a/builder/package.opensuse-153 b/builder/package.opensuse-153
index 0f1779b..393a297 100644
--- a/builder/package.opensuse-153
+++ b/builder/package.opensuse-153
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ homepage: https://www.r-project.org
 license: GPLv2+
 depends:
 - fontconfig
-- gcc
-- gcc-c++
-- gcc-fortran
+- ${gcc_package-gcc}
+- ${gxx_package-gcc-c++}
+- ${gfortran_package-gcc-fortran}
 - glibc-locale
 - gzip
 - icu.691-devel
diff --git a/builder/package.opensuse-154 b/builder/package.opensuse-154
index 3bd9d89..b97b2d8 100644
--- a/builder/package.opensuse-154
+++ b/builder/package.opensuse-154
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ homepage: https://www.r-project.org
 license: GPLv2+
 depends:
 - fontconfig
-- gcc
-- gcc-c++
-- gcc-fortran
+- ${gcc_package-gcc}
+- ${gxx_package-gcc-c++}
+- ${gfortran_package-gcc-fortran}
 - glibc-locale
 - gzip
 - icu.691-devel
diff --git a/builder/patches/R-devel.patch b/builder/patches/R-devel.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4495917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/patches/R-devel.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+diff --git a/src/extra/blas/Makefile.in b/src/extra/blas/Makefile.in
+index 3661416..c9b53e2 100644
+--- a/src/extra/blas/Makefile.in
++++ b/src/extra/blas/Makefile.in
+@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ include $(top_builddir)/Makeconf
+ 
+ ALL_CFLAGS = $(ALL_CFLAGS_LO)
+ ALL_FFLAGS = $(ALL_FFLAGS_LO)
+-ALL_FCLAGS = $(ALL_FFLAGS_LO)
++ALL_FCFLAGS = $(ALL_FFLAGS_LO)
+ 
+ SOURCES = blas00.c blas.f cmplxblas.f blas2.f90 cmplxblas2.f90
+ 
+diff --git a/src/modules/lapack/Makefile.in b/src/modules/lapack/Makefile.in
+index 8e593ea..e35c956 100644
+--- a/src/modules/lapack/Makefile.in
++++ b/src/modules/lapack/Makefile.in
+@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ include $(top_builddir)/Makeconf
+ .f90.o:
+ 	$(FC) $(ALL_FCFLAGS) -c @FCFLAGS_f90@ $< -o $@
+ 
++ALL_CFLAGS = $(ALL_CFLAGS_LO)
++ALL_FFLAGS = $(ALL_FFLAGS_LO)
++ALL_FCFLAGS = $(ALL_FFLAGS_LO)
++
+ SOURCES_C = Lapack.c @USE_VECLIB_G95FIX_TRUE@ vecLibg95c.c
+ SOURCES_F = @USE_VECLIB_G95FIX_TRUE@ vecLibg95f.f
+