diff --git a/include/common/hathreads.h b/include/common/hathreads.h
index a3b6964..7cbb349 100644
--- a/include/common/hathreads.h
+++ b/include/common/hathreads.h
@@ -297,7 +297,23 @@
 
 #define HA_ATOMIC_XCHG(val, new)     __atomic_exchange_n(val, new, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST)
 #define HA_ATOMIC_STORE(val, new)    __atomic_store_n(val, new, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST)
-#endif
+
+/* Variants that don't generate any memory barrier.
+ * If you're unsure how to deal with barriers, just use the HA_ATOMIC_* version,
+ * that will always generate correct code.
+ * Usually it's fine to use those when updating data that have no dependency,
+ * ie updating a counter. Otherwise a barrier is required.
+ */
+#define _HA_ATOMIC_CAS(val, old, new) __atomic_compare_exchange_n(val, old, new, 0, __ATOMIC_RELAXED, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
+#define _HA_ATOMIC_ADD(val, i)        __atomic_add_fetch(val, i, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
+#define _HA_ATOMIC_XADD(val, i)       __atomic_fetch_add(val, i, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
+#define _HA_ATOMIC_SUB(val, i)        __atomic_sub_fetch(val, i, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
+#define _HA_ATOMIC_AND(val, flags)    __atomic_and_fetch(val, flags, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
+#define _HA_ATOMIC_OR(val, flags)     __atomic_or_fetch(val,  flags, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
+#define _HA_ATOMIC_XCHG(val, new)     __atomic_exchange_n(val, new, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
+#define _HA_ATOMIC_STORE(val, new)    __atomic_store_n(val, new, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
+
+#endif /* gcc >= 4.7 */
 
 #define HA_ATOMIC_UPDATE_MAX(val, new)					\
 	({								\
@@ -320,20 +336,6 @@
 
 #define HA_BARRIER() pl_barrier()
 
-/* Variants that don't generate any memory barrier.
- * If you're unsure how to deal with barriers, just use the HA_ATOMIC_* version,
- * that will always generate correct code.
- * Usually it's fine to use those when updating data that have no dependency,
- * ie updating a counter. Otherwise a barrier is required.
- */
-#define _HA_ATOMIC_CAS(val, old, new) __atomic_compare_exchange_n(val, old, new, 0, __ATOMIC_RELAXED, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
-#define _HA_ATOMIC_ADD(val, i)        __atomic_add_fetch(val, i, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
-#define _HA_ATOMIC_XADD(val, i)       __atomic_fetch_add(val, i, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
-#define _HA_ATOMIC_SUB(val, i)        __atomic_sub_fetch(val, i, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
-#define _HA_ATOMIC_AND(val, flags)    __atomic_and_fetch(val, flags, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
-#define _HA_ATOMIC_OR(val, flags)     __atomic_or_fetch(val,  flags, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
-#define _HA_ATOMIC_XCHG(val, new)     __atomic_exchange_n(val, new, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
-#define _HA_ATOMIC_STORE(val, new)    __atomic_store_n(val, new, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)
 void thread_harmless_till_end();
 void thread_isolate();
 void thread_release();