diff --git a/nimterop/treesitter/api.nim b/nimterop/treesitter/api.nim
index 753178c..b763722 100644
--- a/nimterop/treesitter/api.nim
+++ b/nimterop/treesitter/api.nim
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ static:
 
 const sourcePath = cacheDir / "treesitter" / "lib"
 
-when defined(Linux):
+when defined(Linux) and defined(gcc):
   {.passC: "-std=c11".}
 
 {.passC: "-I$1" % (sourcePath / "include").}