diff --git a/osdep.h b/osdep.h
index cb213e0..df89552 100644
--- a/osdep.h
+++ b/osdep.h
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ typedef signed int              int_fast16_t;
 #endif
 
 /* Convert from a base type to a parent type, with compile time checking.  */
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-#define DO_UPCAST(type, field, dev) ( __extension__ ( { \
+#if defined (__GNUC__) && \
+    (__GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ > 5))
+#define DO_UPCAST(type, field, dev) ( __extension__ ( {	\
     char __attribute__((unused)) offset_must_be_zero[ \
         -offsetof(type, field)]; \
     container_of(dev, type, field);}))