diff --git a/os/log.c b/os/log.c
index 8deb81040..38193eed6 100644
--- a/os/log.c
+++ b/os/log.c
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ LogInit(const char *fname, const char *backup)
     char *logFileName = NULL;
 
     if (fname && *fname) {
+#if __GNUC__ > 4 || __GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ > 2
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wformat-nonliteral"
+#endif
         if (asprintf(&logFileName, fname, display) == -1)
             FatalError("Cannot allocate space for the log file name\n");
 
@@ -206,7 +208,9 @@ LogInit(const char *fname, const char *backup)
                 char *suffix;
                 char *oldLog;
 
+#if __GNUC__ > 4 || __GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ > 2
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wformat-nonliteral"
+#endif
                 if ((asprintf(&suffix, backup, display) == -1) ||
                     (asprintf(&oldLog, "%s%s", logFileName, suffix) == -1))
                     FatalError("Cannot allocate space for the log file name\n");