diff --git a/arch/mips/lib/multi3.c b/arch/mips/lib/multi3.c
index 111ad475aa0c..4c2483f410c2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lib/multi3.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lib/multi3.c
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 #include "libgcc.h"
 
 /*
- * GCC 7 suboptimally generates __multi3 calls for mips64r6, so for that
- * specific case only we'll implement it here.
+ * GCC 7 & older can suboptimally generate __multi3 calls for mips64r6, so for
+ * that specific case only we implement that intrinsic here.
  *
  * See https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=82981
  */
-#if defined(CONFIG_64BIT) && defined(CONFIG_CPU_MIPSR6) && (__GNUC__ == 7)
+#if defined(CONFIG_64BIT) && defined(CONFIG_CPU_MIPSR6) && (__GNUC__ < 8)
 
 /* multiply 64-bit values, low 64-bits returned */
 static inline long long notrace dmulu(long long a, long long b)