diff --git a/include/my_global.h b/include/my_global.h
index 4aa70c244d9..404c413f777 100644
--- a/include/my_global.h
+++ b/include/my_global.h
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ typedef unsigned short ushort;
 #  define __attribute__(A)
 # elif GCC_VERSION < 2008
 #  define __attribute__(A)
-# elif defined(__cplusplus__) && GCC_VERSION < 3004
+# elif defined(__cplusplus) && GCC_VERSION < 3004
 #  define __attribute__(A)
 # endif
 #endif