diff --git a/src/node.h b/src/node.h
index 5962c32d5b46ab..afb75ccd27797d 100644
--- a/src/node.h
+++ b/src/node.h
@@ -42,7 +42,26 @@
 #include "v8.h"  // NOLINT(build/include_order)
 #include "node_version.h"  // NODE_MODULE_VERSION
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#define IOJS_MAKE_VERSION(major, minor, patch) \
+  ((major) * 0x1000 + (minor) * 0x100 + (patch))
+
+#ifdef __clang__
+# define IOJS_CLANG_AT_LEAST(major, minor, patch) \
+  (IOJS_MAKE_VERSION(major, minor, patch) <= \
+   IOJS_MAKE_VERSION(__clang_major__, __clang_minor__, __clang_patchlevel__))
+#else
+# define IOJS_CLANG_AT_LEAST(major, minor, patch) (0)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+# define IOJS_GNUC_AT_LEAST(major, minor, patch) \
+  (IOJS_MAKE_VERSION(major, minor, patch) <= \
+   IOJS_MAKE_VERSION(__GNUC__, __GNUC_MINOR__, __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__))
+#else
+# define IOJS_GNUC_AT_LEAST(major, minor, patch) (0)
+#endif
+
+#if IOJS_CLANG_AT_LEAST(2, 9, 0) || IOJS_GNUC_AT_LEAST(4, 5, 0)
 # define NODE_DEPRECATED(message, declarator) \
     __attribute__((deprecated(message))) declarator
 #elif defined(_MSC_VER)