diff --git a/srcpkgs/firebird/template b/srcpkgs/firebird/template
index ad7d5a1c5c4..ccc074dc666 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/firebird/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/firebird/template
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ distfiles="https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/download/R${_uver%_*
 checksum=d87d774736edb1eacc242c68831edb3575c28cc61378491f42f8932bf9975678
 disable_parallel_build=yes
 
-if [ ${XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MAJOR} -gt 5 ]; then
-	CXXFLAGS="-Wno-error=narrowing -fcheck-new -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -fno-lifetime-dse"
-fi
+CXXFLAGS="-Wno-error=narrowing -fcheck-new -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -fno-lifetime-dse"
 
 pre_configure() {
 	# Avoid errors telling we are not 'root' and