diff --git a/cmake/DD4hepBuild.cmake b/cmake/DD4hepBuild.cmake
index bd9830f725a335324195914d41655c8741542073..128a164e504690f7c59f016401538d3c1da26c16 100644
--- a/cmake/DD4hepBuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/DD4hepBuild.cmake
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ macro(dd4hep_set_compiler_flags)
   endif()
 
   if("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
-    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 4.8)
+    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 4.9)
       set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fdiagnostics-color=always")
     endif()
   endif()