diff --git a/src/gcc.h b/src/gcc.h
index e921b4646..884e62be6 100644
--- a/src/gcc.h
+++ b/src/gcc.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 /* support for C++11 "override" was added in gcc 4.7 */
 #if !defined(__clang__) && defined(__GNUC__) && !GCC_CHECK_VERSION(4,7)
 #define override
+#define final
 #endif
 
 #endif