diff --git a/include/SQLiteCpp/Exception.h b/include/SQLiteCpp/Exception.h
index 4bf3ede..337807c 100644
--- a/include/SQLiteCpp/Exception.h
+++ b/include/SQLiteCpp/Exception.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
 #endif
 
 // Detect whether the compiler supports C++11 noexcept exception specifications.
-#if (defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 7 ) && defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__))
+#if (defined(__GNUC__) && ((__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 7) || (__GNUC__ > 4)) && defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__))
 // GCC 4.7 and following have noexcept
 #elif defined(__clang__) && __has_feature(cxx_noexcept)
 // Clang 3.0 and above have noexcept