diff --git a/xmake/modules/core/tools/gcc.lua b/xmake/modules/core/tools/gcc.lua
index 960bf1acf55..e33c40c418d 100644
--- a/xmake/modules/core/tools/gcc.lua
+++ b/xmake/modules/core/tools/gcc.lua
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ function _compargv_pch(self, pcheaderfile, pcoutputfile, flags, opt)
     local pchflags = {}
     local include = false
     for _, flag in ipairs(flags) do
-        if not flag:find("-include", 1, true) then
+        if not flag:startswith("-include") then
             if not include then
                 table.insert(pchflags, flag)
             end