diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h
index 7b6088f2fbdb7..14af16f52d462 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h
@@ -461,7 +461,12 @@ typedef Sint64 SDL_Time;
 #endif /* SDL_DISABLE_ANALYZE_MACROS */
 
 #ifndef SDL_COMPILE_TIME_ASSERT
-#if (defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus >= 201103L) || (defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && __STDC_VERSION__ >= 202311L)
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+/* Keep C++ case alone: Some versions of gcc will define __STDC_VERSION__ even when compiling in C++ mode. */
+#if (__cplusplus >= 201103L)
+#define SDL_COMPILE_TIME_ASSERT(name, x)  static_assert(x, #x)
+#endif
+#elif defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && (__STDC_VERSION__ >= 202311L)
 #define SDL_COMPILE_TIME_ASSERT(name, x)  static_assert(x, #x)
 #elif defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && (__STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L)
 #define SDL_COMPILE_TIME_ASSERT(name, x) _Static_assert(x, #x)