diff --git a/libs/vkd3d/include/private/vkd3d_common.h b/libs/vkd3d/include/private/vkd3d_common.h
index 6e57e05c7e2..4ee8ccd4325 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d/include/private/vkd3d_common.h
+++ b/libs/vkd3d/include/private/vkd3d_common.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static inline unsigned int vkd3d_popcount(unsigned int v)
 {
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
     return __popcnt(v);
-#elif defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 4)
+#elif defined(__MINGW32__)
     return __builtin_popcount(v);
 #else
     v -= (v >> 1) & 0x55555555;