diff --git a/Include/pyerrors.h b/Include/pyerrors.h
index 4e29954..808e0de 100644
--- a/Include/pyerrors.h
+++ b/Include/pyerrors.h
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__clang__) || \
-    (defined(__GNUC_MAJOR__) && \
-     ((__GNUC_MAJOR__ >= 3) || \
-      (__GNUC_MAJOR__ == 2) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 5)))
+    (defined(__GNUC__) && \
+     ((__GNUC__ >= 3) || \
+      (__GNUC__ == 2) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 5)))
 #  define _Py_NO_RETURN __attribute__((__noreturn__))
 #elif defined(_MSC_VER)
 #  define _Py_NO_RETURN __declspec(noreturn)