--- a/configure.orig	2018-09-18 07:02:33.866633000 +1000
+++ b/configure	2018-09-18 07:05:21.935194000 +1000
@@ -7708,7 +7708,7 @@
 
 	# Check gcc's version
 	case "$(${QMAKE_CONF_COMPILER} -dumpversion)" in
-	    4*)
+	    [4-8]*)
 		;;
 	    3.4*)
 		canBuildQtXmlPatterns="no"
@@ -7729,7 +7729,7 @@
     *-g++*)
 	# Check gcc's version
 	case "$(${QMAKE_CONF_COMPILER} -dumpversion)" in
-	    5*|4*|3.4*)
+	    [4-8]*|3.4*)
 		;;
             3.3*)
                 canBuildWebKit="no"