diff --git a/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake b/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
index 2b2027d1..df4ea15a 100644
--- a/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ macro(set_fairmq_defaults)
   endif()
 
   if(    CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU"
-     AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 8)
+     AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 9)
     set(FAIRMQ_HAS_STD_FILESYSTEM 0)
   else()
     set(FAIRMQ_HAS_STD_FILESYSTEM 1)