diff --git a/include/boost/bind/placeholders.hpp b/include/boost/bind/placeholders.hpp
index 43baee6..37d01db 100644
--- a/include/boost/bind/placeholders.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/bind/placeholders.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 namespace
 {
 
-#if defined(__BORLANDC__) || defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 400)
+#if defined(__BORLANDC__) || defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__ < 400)
 
 static inline boost::arg<1> _1() { return boost::arg<1>(); }
 static inline boost::arg<2> _2() { return boost::arg<2>(); }
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ static inline boost::arg<7> _7() { return boost::arg<7>(); }
 static inline boost::arg<8> _8() { return boost::arg<8>(); }
 static inline boost::arg<9> _9() { return boost::arg<9>(); }
 
-#elif defined(BOOST_MSVC) || (defined(__DECCXX_VER) && __DECCXX_VER <= 60590031) || defined(__MWERKS__)
+#elif defined(BOOST_MSVC) || (defined(__DECCXX_VER) && __DECCXX_VER <= 60590031) || defined(__MWERKS__) || \
+    defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__ == 400)  
 
 static boost::arg<1> _1;
 static boost::arg<2> _2;