diff --git a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary.cpp b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary.cpp
index e3783c9cb4..ba682956c1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static bool findPatternUnloaded(const QString &library, QLibraryPrivate *lib)
     char pattern[] = "qTMETADATA ";
     pattern[0] = 'Q'; // Ensure the pattern "QTMETADATA" is not found in this library should QPluginLoader ever encounter it.
     const ulong plen = ulong(qstrlen(pattern));
-#if defined (Q_OF_ELF) && defined(Q_CC_GNU)
+#if defined (Q_OF_ELF)
     QElfParser::ScanResult r = QElfParser().parse(filedata, fdlen, library, lib, &pos, &fdlen);
     if (r == QElfParser::Corrupt || r == QElfParser::NotElf) {
             if (lib && qt_debug_component()) {
diff --git a/src/corelib/plugin/qplugin.h b/src/corelib/plugin/qplugin.h
index 53cf95056e..411edba792 100644
--- a/src/corelib/plugin/qplugin.h
+++ b/src/corelib/plugin/qplugin.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(QStaticPlugin, Q_PRIMITIVE_TYPE);
 
 void Q_CORE_EXPORT qRegisterStaticPluginFunction(QStaticPlugin staticPlugin);
 
-#if (defined(Q_OF_ELF) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)) && (defined (Q_CC_GNU) || defined(Q_CC_CLANG))
+#if defined(Q_OF_ELF) || (defined(Q_OS_WIN) && (defined (Q_CC_GNU) || defined(Q_CC_CLANG)))
 #  define QT_PLUGIN_METADATA_SECTION \
     __attribute__ ((section (".qtmetadata"))) __attribute__((used))
 #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)