diff --git a/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h b/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
index bab8b0d4b3..5775e82c4e 100644
--- a/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
+++ b/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
@@ -28,13 +28,8 @@
   #endif
   #define QEMU_PLUGIN_LOCAL
 #else
-  #if __GNUC__ >= 4
-    #define QEMU_PLUGIN_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
-    #define QEMU_PLUGIN_LOCAL  __attribute__((visibility("hidden")))
-  #else
-    #define QEMU_PLUGIN_EXPORT
-    #define QEMU_PLUGIN_LOCAL
-  #endif
+  #define QEMU_PLUGIN_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+  #define QEMU_PLUGIN_LOCAL  __attribute__((visibility("hidden")))
 #endif
 
 typedef uint64_t qemu_plugin_id_t;