diff --git a/compat/snprintf.c b/compat/snprintf.c
index 7d780508a7..6c0fb056a5 100644
--- a/compat/snprintf.c
+++ b/compat/snprintf.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * number of characters to write without the trailing NUL.
  */
 #ifndef SNPRINTF_SIZE_CORR
-#if defined(__MINGW32__) && defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ < 3
+#if defined(__MINGW32__) && defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ < 4
 #define SNPRINTF_SIZE_CORR 1
 #else
 #define SNPRINTF_SIZE_CORR 0