diff --git a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
index b7833fc60..3c9e6910d 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ protected:
 
         /* Store the capture object directly in the function record if there is enough space */
         if (sizeof(capture) <= sizeof(rec->data)) {
-#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(__clang__)
+#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(__clang__) && __GNUC__ >= 6
 #  pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #  pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wplacement-new"
 #endif
             new ((capture *) &rec->data) capture { std::forward<Func>(f) };
-#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(__clang__)
+#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(__clang__) && __GNUC__ >= 6
 #  pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #endif
             if (!std::is_trivially_destructible<Func>::value)