diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 297e923905e..9a9a53ebd16 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ abi_check_all:	abi_check
 do_abi_check:
 	set -ex; \
 	for file in $(abi_headers); do \
-	         @CC@ -E -nostdinc -dI \
+	         @CC@ -E -nostdinc -dI -DMYSQL_ABI_CHECK \
 	                  -I$(top_srcdir)/include \
 	                  -I$(top_srcdir)/include/mysql \
 	                  -I$(top_srcdir)/sql \
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a2f0c432681..97597e2a8b9 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -463,16 +463,7 @@ if test "$GCC" != "yes" || expr "$CC" : ".*icc.*"
 then
   ABI_CHECK=""
 else
-  # Workaround GCC >= 4.5 - See Bug#52514
-  case `$CC -dumpversion` in
-    [[4-9]].[[5-9]]*)
-      AC_MSG_WARN([ABI check disabled (GCC >= 4.5)])
-      ABI_CHECK=""
-      ;;
-    *)
-      ABI_CHECK="abi_check"
-      ;;
-  esac
+  ABI_CHECK="abi_check"
 fi
 
 AC_SUBST(ABI_CHECK)
diff --git a/include/mysql.h b/include/mysql.h
index 7eef91cf55a..dc6e4eb19a6 100644
--- a/include/mysql.h
+++ b/include/mysql.h
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #ifndef _global_h				/* If not standard header */
+#ifndef MYSQL_ABI_CHECK
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
 #ifdef __LCC__
 #include <winsock2.h>				/* For windows */
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mysql.h.pp b/include/mysql.h.pp
index bc5d611ec84..531062aee80 100644
--- a/include/mysql.h.pp
+++ b/include/mysql.h.pp
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include <sys/types.h>
 typedef char my_bool;
 typedef int my_socket;
 #include "mysql_version.h"