diff --git a/gobject/gtype.h b/gobject/gtype.h
index 621c6514d..5f9766978 100644
--- a/gobject/gtype.h
+++ b/gobject/gtype.h
@@ -2108,7 +2108,7 @@ type_name##_get_type (void) \
 /* Only use this in non-C++ on GCC >= 2.7, except for Darwin/ppc64.
  * See https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=647145
  */
-#if !defined (__cplusplus) && (__GNUC__ > 2 || (__GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 7)) && !(defined (__APPLE__) && defined (__ppc64__))
+#if !defined (__cplusplus) && (G_GNUC_CHECK_VERSION(2, 7)) && !(defined (__APPLE__) && defined (__ppc64__))
 #define _G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE_BEGIN(TypeName, type_name, copy_func, free_func) \
 static GType type_name##_get_type_once (void); \
 \