diff --git a/src/Audacity.h b/src/Audacity.h
index a64ac146b..5738042cf 100644
--- a/src/Audacity.h
+++ b/src/Audacity.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 // If building with GNU compiler, then must be 4.9 or later.
 // TODO: This would be much nicer as a standalone test in configure.ac
-#if defined __GNUC__ && ( __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 9))
+#if !defined(__APPLE__) && defined __GNUC__ && ( __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 9))
 #error insufficient compiler
 #endif