diff --git a/src/libCom/misc/cxxCompilerDependencies.h b/src/libCom/misc/cxxCompilerDependencies.h
index 95d19ecec..5b70a2731 100644
--- a/src/libCom/misc/cxxCompilerDependencies.h
+++ b/src/libCom/misc/cxxCompilerDependencies.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 #elif defined ( __GNUC__ ) 
 #   if __GNUC__ > 2 || ( __GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 95 )
 #       define CXX_PLACEMENT_DELETE
+#   endif
+#   if __GNUC__ > 2 || ( __GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 96 )
 #       define CXX_THROW_SPECIFICATION
 #   endif
 #else