diff --git a/include/begin_code.h b/include/begin_code.h
index 61b8250d1..f0e111ad4 100644
--- a/include/begin_code.h
+++ b/include/begin_code.h
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
 #define SDL_FORCE_INLINE __forceinline
-#elif defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+#elif ( (defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 4)) || defined(__clang__) )
 #define SDL_FORCE_INLINE __attribute__((always_inline)) static inline
 #else
 #define SDL_FORCE_INLINE static __inline__