diff --git a/src/cmd/INIT/make.probe b/src/cmd/INIT/make.probe
index 10f0fbc8c..80a8ee7ac 100644
--- a/src/cmd/INIT/make.probe
+++ b/src/cmd/INIT/make.probe
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ probe_shared="'' -G -b -c -shared -Wl,dll"
 probe_shared_name="-Wl,-soname= -h"
 probe_shared_nostart="-nostartfiles"
 case `gcc -v 2>&1 | egrep gcc.version` in
-*version' '7*) probe_shared_nostart= ;;
-*version' '8*) probe_shared_nostart= ;;
-*version' '9*) probe_shared_nostart= ;;
+*version' '[0123456].*) ;;
+*) probe_shared_nostart= ;;  # gcc 7+
 esac
 probe_shared_registry='"-update_registry $probe_shared_registry_file"'
 probe_shared_registry_file='registry.ld'