diff --git a/etc/config.csh/compiler b/etc/config.csh/compiler
index 2f1f7f0480..bdf2013490 100644
--- a/etc/config.csh/compiler
+++ b/etc/config.csh/compiler
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ case ThirdParty:
     case Gcc63:
         set gcc_version=gcc-6.3.0
         breaksw
+    case Gcc71:
+        set gcc_version=gcc-7.1.0
+        breaksw
     case Clang:
         set clang_version=llvm-3.7.1
         breaksw
diff --git a/etc/config.sh/compiler b/etc/config.sh/compiler
index 2235619f77..2dfd7eaf1f 100644
--- a/etc/config.sh/compiler
+++ b/etc/config.sh/compiler
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ ThirdParty)
     Gcc63)
         gcc_version=gcc-6.3.0
         ;;
+    Gcc71)
+        gcc_version=gcc-7.1.0
+        ;;
     Clang)
         clang_version=llvm-3.7.1
         ;;