diff --git a/Makefile.linux b/Makefile.linux
index 2c30bbb0..cf045eb4 100644
--- a/Makefile.linux
+++ b/Makefile.linux
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ else ifeq ($(shell expr match ${CXXVER} "4\.6"),3) # = 4.6
 	NEEDED_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++0x
 else ifeq ($(shell expr match ${CXXVER} "[5-7]\.[0-9]"),3) # gcc >= 5.0
 	NEEDED_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
-else ifeq ($(shell expr match ${CXXVER} "7"),1) # gcc 7 ubuntu
+else ifeq ($(shell expr match ${CXXVER} "[7-8]"),1) # gcc 7 ubuntu or gcc 8 arch
 	NEEDED_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
 else # not supported
 $(error Compiler too old)