diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.in b/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.in
index 29617eeaba..b050f80d8c 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.in
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.in
@@ -60,12 +60,10 @@ EXTRA_TARGET_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_EXTRA_TARGET_GCC_CONF
 #"))
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_IMA),y)
-# >= 4.1
-ifeq ($(findstring 4.,$(GCC_VERSION)),4.)
-ifneq ($(findstring 4.0,$(GCC_VERSION)),4.0)
+# >= 4.x
+ifneq ($(findstring 3.,$(GCC_VERSION)),3.)
 EXTRA_TARGET_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS+=--enable-intermodule
 endif
-endif
 endif # BR2_PREFER_IMA=y
 
 TARGETS+=gcc_target