diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 498c35920762e2e4a10ff61b1e01f9d27298e7dc..8287a72bb6a913d01f7ca1def252880317dda297 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ extern void __chk_io_ptr(const void __iomem *);
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
-#if __GNUC__ > 4
-#error no compiler-gcc.h file for this gcc version
-#elif __GNUC__ == 4
+#if __GNUC__ >= 4
 # include <linux/compiler-gcc4.h>
 #elif __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 2
 # include <linux/compiler-gcc3.h>