diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d4dce470823..67c472649e3 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -216,7 +216,9 @@ gem 'logstash-event', require: false
 gem 'logstash-logger', require: false
 gem 'logster'
 
-gem 'sassc', require: false
+# NOTE: later versions of sassc are causing a segfault, possibly dependent on processer architecture
+# and until resolved should be locked at 2.0.1
+gem 'sassc', '2.0.1', require: false
 gem "sassc-rails"
 
 gem 'rotp'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index b386d23ea99..7c79567d582 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   ruby-readability
   rubyzip
   sanitize
-  sassc
+  sassc (= 2.0.1)
   sassc-rails
   seed-fu
   shoulda-matchers