diff --git a/modules/libcom/src/osi/compiler/gcc/compilerSpecific.h b/modules/libcom/src/osi/compiler/gcc/compilerSpecific.h
index 6e98f4d17..d56d32212 100644
--- a/modules/libcom/src/osi/compiler/gcc/compilerSpecific.h
+++ b/modules/libcom/src/osi/compiler/gcc/compilerSpecific.h
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
 #   error compiler/gcc/compilerSpecific.h is only for use with the gnu compiler
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __clang__
-#   error compiler/gcc/compilerSpecific.h is not for use with the clang compiler
-#endif
-
 #define EPICS_ALWAYS_INLINE __inline__ __attribute__((always_inline))
 
 /* Expands to a 'const char*' which describes the name of the current function scope */