diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
index 0ab9a57e0a2..3e92da95963 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "qglobal.h"
 
-#if (defined(QT_STATIC) || defined(QT_BOOTSTRAPPED)) && defined(Q_CC_GNU_ONLY) && Q_CC_GNU >= 1000
+#if (defined(QT_STATIC) || defined(QT_BOOTSTRAPPED)) && defined(Q_CC_GNU_ONLY) && Q_CC_GNU && __GNUC__ == 10
 QT_WARNING_DISABLE_GCC("-Wfree-nonheap-object") // false positive tracking
 #endif