diff --git a/data/skeletons/lalr1.cc b/data/skeletons/lalr1.cc
index 1dc2851d..f248d6d2 100644
--- a/data/skeletons/lalr1.cc
+++ b/data/skeletons/lalr1.cc
@@ -664,10 +664,12 @@ m4_if(b4_prefix, [yy], [],
     std::ostream& yyoutput = yyo;
     YYUSE (yyoutput);
     symbol_number_type yytype = yysym.type_get ();
+#if defined __GNUC__ && ! defined __clang__ && ! defined __ICC && __GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 408
     // Avoid a (spurious) G++ 4.8 warning about "array subscript is
     // below array bounds".
     if (yysym.empty ())
       std::abort ();
+#endif
     yyo << (yytype < yyntokens_ ? "token" : "nterm")
         << ' ' << yytname_[yytype] << " ("]b4_locations_if([
         << yysym.location << ": "])[;