diff --git a/libavutil/attributes.h b/libavutil/attributes.h
index 7d3f4a91cf..ebcdd6b88c 100644
--- a/libavutil/attributes.h
+++ b/libavutil/attributes.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define AVUTIL_ATTRIBUTES_H
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
-#    define AV_GCC_VERSION_AT_LEAST(x,y) (__GNUC__ > x || __GNUC__ == x && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= y)
+#    define AV_GCC_VERSION_AT_LEAST(x,y) (__GNUC__ > (x) || __GNUC__ == (x) && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= (y))
 #else
 #    define AV_GCC_VERSION_AT_LEAST(x,y) 0
 #endif