diff --git a/lib/mpi/longlong.h b/lib/mpi/longlong.h
index aac511417ad19af5d9e3472747a983be5ed3ee4b..a89d041592c8bfa7b092c382962a4085560f5b1a 100644
--- a/lib/mpi/longlong.h
+++ b/lib/mpi/longlong.h
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ do { \
 	**************  MIPS  *****************
 	***************************************/
 #if defined(__mips__) && W_TYPE_SIZE == 32
-#if __GNUC__ >= 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4
+#if (__GNUC__ >= 5) || (__GNUC__ >= 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4)
 #define umul_ppmm(w1, w0, u, v)			\
 do {						\
 	UDItype __ll = (UDItype)(u) * (v);	\
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ do {						\
 	**************  MIPS/64  **************
 	***************************************/
 #if (defined(__mips) && __mips >= 3) && W_TYPE_SIZE == 64
-#if __GNUC__ >= 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4
+#if (__GNUC__ >= 5) || (__GNUC__ >= 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4)
 #define umul_ppmm(w1, w0, u, v) \
 do {									\
 	typedef unsigned int __ll_UTItype __attribute__((mode(TI)));	\