diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/bitops.h b/include/asm-x86_64/bitops.h
index 8da9609070f4..d4dbbe5f7bd9 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/bitops.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/bitops.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/alternative.h>
 
-#if __GNUC__ < 4 || __GNUC_MINOR__ < 1
+#if __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 1)
 /* Technically wrong, but this avoids compilation errors on some gcc
    versions. */
 #define ADDR "=m" (*(volatile long *) addr)