diff --git a/src/base_object-inl.h b/src/base_object-inl.h
index 3d36eaa923012e..8b2b30021a8520 100644
--- a/src/base_object-inl.h
+++ b/src/base_object-inl.h
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
 #include "env-inl.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__)
+#if (__GNUC__ >= 8) && !defined(__clang__)
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wcast-function-type"
 #endif
 #include "v8.h"
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__)
+#if (__GNUC__ >= 8) && !defined(__clang__)
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/node.h b/src/node.h
index b615ac8c2138d1..189f94d9438ee5 100644
--- a/src/node.h
+++ b/src/node.h
@@ -60,14 +60,15 @@
 # define SIGKILL 9
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__)
+#if (__GNUC__ >= 8) && !defined(__clang__)
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wcast-function-type"
 #endif
 #include "v8.h"  // NOLINT(build/include_order)
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__)
+#if (__GNUC__ >= 8) && !defined(__clang__)
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #endif
+
 #include "v8-platform.h"  // NOLINT(build/include_order)
 #include "node_version.h"  // NODE_MODULE_VERSION
 
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 562bed5c3d4619..5eaa20b760168b 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 
 #if defined(NODE_WANT_INTERNALS) && NODE_WANT_INTERNALS
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__)
+#if (__GNUC__ >= 8) && !defined(__clang__)
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wcast-function-type"
 #endif
 #include "v8.h"
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__)
+#if (__GNUC__ >= 8) && !defined(__clang__)
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #endif