diff --git a/src/lib/E_Lib.h b/src/lib/E_Lib.h
index 442508e0e..4e1f4bac2 100644
--- a/src/lib/E_Lib.h
+++ b/src/lib/E_Lib.h
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@
 #  define EAPI __declspec(dllimport)
 # endif
 #else
-# ifdef GCC_HASCLASSVISIBILITY
-#  define EAPI __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
+# ifdef __GNUC__
+#  if __GNUC__ >= 4
+#   define EAPI __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
+#  else
+#   define EAPI
+#  endif
 # else
 #  define EAPI
 # endif