diff --git a/Makefile.libretro b/Makefile.libretro
index b4c90c1..98ccfe6 100644
--- a/Makefile.libretro
+++ b/Makefile.libretro
@@ -366,15 +366,8 @@ else ifeq ($(platform), classic_armv8_a35)
 	ARCH = arm
 	BUILTIN_GPU = neon
 	USE_DYNAREC = 1
-	ifeq ($(shell echo `$(CC) -dumpversion` "< 4.9" | bc -l), 1)
-	  CFLAGS += -march=armv8-a
-	else
-	  CFLAGS += -march=armv8-a
-	  # If gcc is 5.0 or later
-	  ifeq ($(shell echo `$(CC) -dumpversion` ">= 5" | bc -l), 1)
-	    LDFLAGS += -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
-	  endif
-	endif
+	CFLAGS += -march=armv8-a
+	LDFLAGS += -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
 #######################################
 
 # ARM