diff --git a/common.pri b/common.pri
index 879181279f..f69426c95d 100644
--- a/common.pri
+++ b/common.pri
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ win32-g++ {
   QMAKE_CXXFLAGS *= -Wextra
 }
 
-macx-g++42 {
+macx-g++ {
   # minimum supported Mac OS X version
   QMAKE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.5
   QMAKE_CFLAGS *= -mmacosx-version-min=10.5