diff --git a/src/compat.h b/src/compat.h
index 19f9813fd..d22861116 100644
--- a/src/compat.h
+++ b/src/compat.h
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 // GCC 4.8 is missing some C++11 type_traits,
 // https://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/gcc-5/changes.html
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ < 5
-#define IS_TRIVIALLY_CONSTRUCTIBLE std::is_trivial
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && __GNUC__ < 5
+#define IS_TRIVIALLY_CONSTRUCTIBLE std::has_trivial_default_constructor
 #else
-#define IS_TRIVIALLY_CONSTRUCTIBLE std::is_trivially_constructible
+#define IS_TRIVIALLY_CONSTRUCTIBLE std::is_trivially_default_constructible
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WIN32