diff --git a/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 1cb98181ad..2f4b6bc55b 100644
--- a/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ void MainWindow::showMessage (const QString& message, int timeout)
 {
     QFontMetrics fm(statusBar()->font());
     QString msg = fm.elidedText(message, Qt::ElideMiddle, this->width()/2);
-#if QT_VERSION != 0x040801
+#if QT_VERSION <= 0x040600
     this->statusBar()->showMessage(msg, timeout);
 #else
     //#0000665: There is a crash under Ubuntu 12.04 (Qt 4.8.1)