diff --git a/src/Audacity.h b/src/Audacity.h
index 311a38bfb8534332f0ae41bb681d0d6a56cb6a31..56de5d1c259f41dc707e9ddce387fc9649f6ce6d 100644
// If building with GNU compiler, then must be 4.9 or later.
// TODO: This would be much nicer as a standalone test in configure.ac
-#if !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(__clang__) && \
- defined __GNUC__ && ( __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 9))
- #error Audacity requires at least GCC 4.9
+// #if !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(__clang__) && \
+// defined __GNUC__ && ( __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 9))
+// #error Audacity requires at least GCC 4.9
// We only do alpha builds, beta builds, and release versions.