diff --git a/include/boost/config/compiler/gcc.hpp b/include/boost/config/compiler/gcc.hpp
index 57f941c3..674331be 100644
--- a/include/boost/config/compiler/gcc.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/config/compiler/gcc.hpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #define BOOST_HAS_NRVO
 #endif
 
-#define BOOST_COMPILER "GNU C++ version " BOOST_STRINGIZE(__GNUC__) "." BOOST_STRINGIZE(__GNUC_MINOR__)
+#define BOOST_COMPILER "GNU C++ version " __VERSION__
 
 //
 // versions check: