diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index de905099..cb58722a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ HEAD
 * Added conversion from `JsonArray` and `JsonObject` to `bool`, to be consistent with `JsonVariant`
 * Fixed `deserializeJson()` when input contains duplicate keys (issue #1095)
 * Improved `deserializeMsgPack()` speed by reading several bytes at once
+* Added detection of Atmel AVR8/GNU C Compiler (issue #1112)
 
 v6.12.0 (2019-09-05)
 -------
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Configuration.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Configuration.hpp
index 1c49ac35..ecaf6816 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Configuration.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Configuration.hpp
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@
 
 // Small or big machine?
 #ifndef ARDUINOJSON_EMBEDDED_MODE
-#if defined(ARDUINO) || defined(__IAR_SYSTEMS_ICC__) || defined(__XC) || \
-    defined(__ARMCC_VERSION)
+#if defined(ARDUINO)                /* Arduino*/                 \
+    || defined(__IAR_SYSTEMS_ICC__) /* IAR Embedded Workbench */ \
+    || defined(__XC)                /* MPLAB XC compiler */      \
+    || defined(__ARMCC_VERSION)     /* Keil ARM Compiler */      \
+    || defined(__AVR)               /* Atmel AVR8/GNU C Compiler */
 #define ARDUINOJSON_EMBEDDED_MODE 1
 #else
 #define ARDUINOJSON_EMBEDDED_MODE 0