diff --git a/0003-soften-version-check.patch b/0003-soften-version-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d75cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0003-soften-version-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git mpich-3.2/./src/binding/cxx/mpicxx.h.in~ mpich-3.2/./src/binding/cxx/mpicxx.h.in
+index 375c081e0e..24f1d6c2cc 100644
+--- mpich-3.2/./src/binding/cxx/mpicxx.h.in~
++++ mpich-3.2/./src/binding/cxx/mpicxx.h.in
+@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
+ // between 3.2.3 and 3.4.3 (!!)  Normally such changes
+ // should only occur at major releases (e.g., version 3 to 4)
+ #ifdef __GNUC__ 
+-# if __GNUC__ >= @GNUCXX_VERSION@ 
++# if __GNUC__ >= @GNUCXX_VERSION@ && @GNUCXX_VERSION@ == 3
+ #  if __GNUC_MINOR__ > 2 && @GNUCXX_MINORVERSION@ == 2 
+ #  error 'Please use the same version of GCC and g++ for compiling MPICH and user MPI programs'
+ #  endif
diff --git a/mpich.spec b/mpich.spec
index 6fe696f..a7969f2 100644
--- a/mpich.spec
+++ b/mpich.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary:        A high-performance implementation of MPI
 Name:           mpich
 Version:        3.2
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Libraries
 URL:            http://www.mpich.org/
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Source3:        mpich.pth.py3
 Patch0:         mpich-modules.patch
 Patch1:         https://trac.mpich.org/projects/mpich/raw-attachment/ticket/2299/0001-pm-remshell-include-MPL-when-linking.patch
 Patch2:         0002-pm-gforker-include-MPL-when-linking.patch
+Patch3:         0003-soften-version-check.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc-gfortran
 BuildRequires:  hwloc-devel >= 1.8
@@ -240,6 +241,9 @@ make check VERBOSE=1
 %{_datadir}/%{name}/doc/
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec  9 2015 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> - 3.2-2
+- Soften version check (#1289779)
+
 * Tue Dec  1 2015 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> - 3.2-1
 - Update to latest version