diff --git a/kernel/gcov/gcc_4_7.c b/kernel/gcov/gcc_4_7.c
index e25e92fb44fa..6a5c239c7669 100644
--- a/kernel/gcov/gcc_4_7.c
+++ b/kernel/gcov/gcc_4_7.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include "gcov.h"
 
-#if __GNUC__ == 5 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1
+#if (__GNUC__ > 5) || (__GNUC__ == 5 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1)
 #define GCOV_COUNTERS			10
 #elif __GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 9
 #define GCOV_COUNTERS			9