1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-dv-timings.h b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-dv-timings.h
index 6a0764c89fcb..6c8f159e416e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-dv-timings.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-dv-timings.h
@@ -21,8 +21,17 @@
 #ifndef _V4L2_DV_TIMINGS_H
 #define _V4L2_DV_TIMINGS_H
 
+#if __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && (__GNUC_MINOR__ < 6))
+/* Sadly gcc versions older than 4.6 have a bug in how they initialize
+   anonymous unions where they require additional curly brackets.
+   This violates the C1x standard. This workaround adds the curly brackets
+   if needed. */
 #define V4L2_INIT_BT_TIMINGS(_width, args...) \
         { .bt = { _width , ## args } }
+#else
+#define V4L2_INIT_BT_TIMINGS(_width, args...) \
+        .bt = { _width , ## args }
+#endif
 
 /* CEA-861-E timings (i.e. standard HDTV timings) */