diff --git a/src/gen_gmp_aux.cpp b/src/gen_gmp_aux.cpp
index 463a751..3c029bc 100644
--- a/src/gen_gmp_aux.cpp
+++ b/src/gen_gmp_aux.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int main()
    sprintf(buffer, "%d.%d.%d", __GNU_MP_VERSION, __GNU_MP_VERSION_MINOR,
            __GNU_MP_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL);
    fprintf(stderr, "GMP version check (%s/%s)\n", buffer, gmp_version);
-   if (strcmp(buffer, gmp_version)) {
+   if (strcmp(buffer, gmp_version) < 0) {
       if (__GNU_MP_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL != 0)
          bad_version = true;
       else {