diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cce01d357..1b138b0c0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ configure_file(include/OpenShotVersion.h.in include/OpenShotVersion.h @ONLY)
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/OpenShotVersion.h
         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/libopenshot)
 
+#### Work around a GCC < 9 bug with handling of _Pragma() in macros
+#### See https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=55578
+if ((${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} STREQUAL "GNU") AND
+    (${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "9.0.0"))
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -no-integrated-cpp")
+endif()
+
 #### Enable C++11 (for std::shared_ptr support)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)