diff --git a/lib/getdate.y b/lib/getdate.y
index 2cb3ddc5..165a2df3 100644
--- a/lib/getdate.y
+++ b/lib/getdate.y
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 # include <string.h>
 #endif
 
-#if __GNUC__ < 2 || (__GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 7)
+#if __GNUC__ < 2 || (__GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 8) || __STRICT_ANSI__
 # define __attribute__(x)
 #endif