diff --git a/asm_x86.patch b/asm_x86.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6eedc88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asm_x86.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--- open-vm-tools-9.10.0-2476743/lib/include/vm_basic_asm_x86.h.orig	2015-04-30 20:27:54.197056616 -0700
++++ open-vm-tools-9.10.0-2476743/lib/include/vm_basic_asm_x86.h	2015-04-30 20:47:22.916480187 -0700
+@@ -352,7 +352,9 @@
+  *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  */
+ 
+-#if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 4) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4) && !defined(MUL64_NO_ASM)
++#if defined(__GNUC__) && \
++   (__GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4)) && \
++   !defined(MUL64_NO_ASM)
+ 
+ static INLINE uint64
+ Mul64x3264(uint64 multiplicand, uint32 multiplier, uint32 shift)
+@@ -457,7 +459,9 @@
+  *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  */
+ 
+-#if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 4) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4) && !defined(MUL64_NO_ASM)
++#if defined(__GNUC__) && \
++   (__GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4)) && \
++   !defined(MUL64_NO_ASM)
+ 
+ static INLINE int64
+ Muls64x32s64(int64 multiplicand, uint32 multiplier, uint32 shift)
diff --git a/open-vm-tools.spec b/open-vm-tools.spec
index 868a0aa..364b066 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools.spec
+++ b/open-vm-tools.spec
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ URL:              http://%{name}.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:          http://sourceforge.net/projects/%{name}/files/%{name}/stable-%{majorversion}.x/%{name}-%{version}-%{toolsbuild}.tar.gz
 Source1:          %{toolsdaemon}.service
 Source2:          %{vgauthdaemon}.service
-Patch0:           strerror_r.patch
-Patch1:           toolboxcmd.patch
+Patch0:           asm_x86.patch
+Patch1:           strerror_r.patch
+Patch2:           toolboxcmd.patch
 %if 0%{?rhel} >= 7
 ExclusiveArch:    x86_64
 %else
@@ -109,8 +110,9 @@ VMware virtual machines.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}-%{toolsbuild}
-%patch0 -p1 -b .strerror_r
-%patch1 -p1 -b .toolboxcmd
+%patch0 -p1 -b .asm_x86
+%patch1 -p1 -b .strerror_r
+%patch2 -p1 -b .toolboxcmd
 
 %build
 # Use _DEFAULT_SOURCE to suppress warning until upstream
@@ -252,6 +254,7 @@ fi
 - Package new upstream version open-vm-tools-9.10.0-2476743
 - New version requires adding a new service vgauthd
 - Removed old patches that are no longer needed
+- Fix (asm_x86.patch) for correct GCC version check
 - Fix (strerror_r.patch) for picking GNU signature of strerror_r
 - Fix (toolboxcmd.patch) for compiling toolboxcmd-shrink.c with gcc 5.0.1