diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 17936265..7bebbded 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ FIND_SUBDIRS           = $(filter-out . .. ./nomake ./CVS $(addprefix ./,$(IGNOR
 SUBDIRS_TO_ITERATE     = $(filter-out $(IGNORE_SUBDIRS),$(SUBDIRS))
 
 # compiler and linker
-GCC_VERSION            = $(shell  gcc -v 2>&1 | grep version | awk '{ print $$3;}')
-GCC_MAJOR              = $(shell  gcc -v 2>&1 | grep version | awk '{ split($$3,a,"."); print a[1];}')
-GCC_MINOR              = $(shell  gcc -v 2>&1 | grep version | awk '{ split($$3,a,"."); print a[2];}')
-GCC_REV                = $(shell  gcc -v 2>&1 | grep version | awk '{ split($$3,a,"."); print a[3];}')
+GCC_VERSION            = $(shell  gcc -v 2>&1 | grep "gcc version" | awk '{ print $$3;}')
+GCC_MAJOR              = $(shell  gcc -v 2>&1 | grep "gcc version" | awk '{ split($$3,a,"."); print a[1];}')
+GCC_MINOR              = $(shell  gcc -v 2>&1 | grep "gcc version" | awk '{ split($$3,a,"."); print a[2];}')
+GCC_REV                = $(shell  gcc -v 2>&1 | grep "gcc version" | awk '{ split($$3,a,"."); print a[3];}')
 
 ifneq ($(GCC_VERSION),4.1.0)
 ifneq ($(GCC_VERSION),4.5.1)