diff --git a/triqs/utility/first_include.hpp b/triqs/utility/first_include.hpp
index e2206316..8b8ac45d 100644
--- a/triqs/utility/first_include.hpp
+++ b/triqs/utility/first_include.hpp
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 #define TRIQS_ARRAYS_FIRST_INCLUDE_PYTHON_H
 
 // clang but not libc++
-#if defined(__clang__) and !defined(_LIBCPP_VERSION)
-// workaround an error in gcc stdlib
+#if defined(__clang__) and !defined(_LIBCPP_VERSION) and (__clang_major__ <= 3) and (__clang_minor__ <= 4)  and (__clang_patchlevel__ < 2) 
+// workaround an error in gcc stdlib, but corrected in clang 3.4.2
 typedef long double max_align_t;
 #endif