diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index b92f3195..fc66ea8f 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #
 # CC Command (and platform available options).  (Poor man's autoconf)
 #
-ifeq (old,$(shell gmake --version /dev/null 2>&1 | grep 'GNU Make' | awk '{ if ($$3 < "3.82") {print "old"} }'))
+ifeq (old,$(shell gmake --version /dev/null 2>&1 | grep 'GNU Make' | awk '{ if ($$3 < "3.81") {print "old"} }'))
   GMAKE_VERSION = $(shell gmake --version /dev/null 2>&1 | grep 'GNU Make' | awk '{ print $$3 }')
   $(warning *** Warning *** GNU Make Version $(GMAKE_VERSION) is too old to)
   $(warning *** Warning *** fully process this makefile)