diff --git a/sql/sql_partition.h b/sql/sql_partition.h
index ff6596fffaaa2..b560c53562d3d 100644
--- a/sql/sql_partition.h
+++ b/sql/sql_partition.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301  USA */
 
-#ifdef __GNUC__
+#ifdef USE_PRAGMA_INTERFACE
 #pragma interface				/* gcc class implementation */
 #endif