diff --git a/monero.spec b/monero.spec
index d8c1b6f..5165ccf 100644
--- a/monero.spec
+++ b/monero.spec
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ BuildRequires:	coreutils
 BuildRequires:	gnupg2
 
 BuildRequires:	cmake
-BuildRequires:	gcc
-BuildRequires:	gcc-c++
+BuildRequires:	clang
 BuildRequires:	pkgconf
 BuildRequires:	boost-devel
 BuildRequires:	libsodium-devel
@@ -72,6 +71,9 @@ fi
 %autosetup -n %{name}-source-v%{version}
 
 %build
+# use clang because gcc 14 seems broken
+export CC=clang
+export CXX=clang++
 %make_build release
 
 %install
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ install -m 0755 build/release/bin/* %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/
 %changelog
 * Mon May 20 2024 zpc <dev@zpc.st>
 - remove broken patch
+- use clang to fix runtime error
 * Sun May 19 2024 zpc <dev@zpc.st>
 - try to fix runtime error
 - print build host cpu info to debug problems