diff --git a/thrust/detail/type_traits.h b/thrust/detail/type_traits.h
index c663cffb0..612551a5d 100644
--- a/thrust/detail/type_traits.h
+++ b/thrust/detail/type_traits.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ template<typename T> struct is_pod
        || __is_pod(T)
 #elif THRUST_HOST_COMPILER == THRUST_HOST_COMPILER_GCC
 // only use the intrinsic for >= 4.3
-#if (__GNUC__ >= 4) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 3)
+#if (__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 403)
        || __is_pod(T)
 #endif // GCC VERSION
 #endif // THRUST_HOST_COMPILER