diff --git a/open_ce/constants.py b/open_ce/constants.py
index 17f5c66..12a272e 100644
--- a/open_ce/constants.py
+++ b/open_ce/constants.py
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@
 DEFAULT_TEST_RESULT_FILE = "test_results.xml"
 DEFAULT_PPC_ARCH = "p9"
 DEFAULT_GCC_HOME_DIR = "/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-12/root/usr"
+DEFAULT_GCC_13_HOME_DIR = "/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-13/root/usr"
 OPENSSL_ENV_FILE = "openssl-env.yaml"
 FFMPEG_ENV_FILE = "ffmpeg-env.yaml"
diff --git a/open_ce/inputs.py b/open_ce/inputs.py
index b04ad49..108df2c 100644
--- a/open_ce/inputs.py
+++ b/open_ce/inputs.py
@@ -413,6 +413,10 @@ def _check_ppc_arch(args):
                 print("Path variable set to : ", os.environ["PATH"])
             if not os.path.exists(constants.DEFAULT_GCC_HOME_DIR):
                 raise OpenCEError(Error.GCC12_COMPILER_NOT_FOUND)
+            if "GCC_13_HOME" not in os.environ:
+                os.environ["GCC_13_HOME"] = constants.DEFAULT_GCC_13_HOME_DIR
+            if not os.path.exists(constants.DEFAULT_GCC_HOME_DIR):
+                raise OpenCEError(Error.GCC13_COMPILER_NOT_FOUND)
 
 
 def parse_args(parser, arg_strings=None):