diff --git a/headers/private/binary_compatibility/Global.h b/headers/private/binary_compatibility/Global.h
index 8067e3e6fd..6ba9693e68 100644
--- a/headers/private/binary_compatibility/Global.h
+++ b/headers/private/binary_compatibility/Global.h
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2008, Oliver Tappe, zooey@hirschkaefer.de.
- * Copyright 2008, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
+ * Copyright 2008-2012, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 #ifndef _BINARY_COMPATIBILITY_GLOBAL_H_
 #define _BINARY_COMPATIBILITY_GLOBAL_H_
 
 
+#if __GNUC__ == 2
+#	define B_IF_GCC_2(ifBlock, elseBlock)	ifBlock
+#else
+#	define B_IF_GCC_2(ifBlock, elseBlock)	elseBlock
+#endif
+
+
 // method codes
 enum {
 	// app kit