diff --git a/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp b/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
index 9f20a04..d762cf8 100644
--- a/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #ifndef UUID_274DA366004E11DCB1DDFE2E56D89593
 #define UUID_274DA366004E11DCB1DDFE2E56D89593
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(BOOST_EXCEPTION_ENABLE_WARNINGS)
+#if (__GNUC__*100+__GNUC_MINOR__>301) && !defined(BOOST_EXCEPTION_ENABLE_WARNINGS)
 #pragma GCC system_header
 #endif
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(BOOST_EXCEPTION_ENABLE_WARNINGS)
diff --git a/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp b/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp
index d1c0515..d11e368 100644
--- a/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef UUID_AA15E74A856F11E08B8D93F24824019B
 #define UUID_AA15E74A856F11E08B8D93F24824019B
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(BOOST_EXCEPTION_ENABLE_WARNINGS)
+#if (__GNUC__*100+__GNUC_MINOR__>301) && !defined(BOOST_EXCEPTION_ENABLE_WARNINGS)
 #pragma GCC system_header
 #endif
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(BOOST_EXCEPTION_ENABLE_WARNINGS)