diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 08d4a40..f7f1a55 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+# Warn if gcc version is lower than 4.8 (-Og was introduced in this version)
+
+MIN_GCC_VERSION = "4.8"
+GCC_VERSION := "`gcc -dumpversion`"
+IS_GCC_ABOVE_MIN_VERSION := $(shell expr "$(GCC_VERSION)" ">=" "$(MIN_GCC_VERSION)")
+ifeq "$(IS_GCC_ABOVE_MIN_VERSION)" "1"
+	GCC_VERSION_STRING := "GCC version OK $(GCC_VERSION) >= $(MIN_GCC_VERSION)"
+else
+	GCC_VERSION_STRING := "ERROR: gcc version $(GCC_VERSION) is lower than $(MIN_GCC_VERSION), 'gcc -Og' might fail."
+endif
+
+
 #set environment variable RM_INCLUDE_DIR to the location of redismodule.h
 ifndef RM_INCLUDE_DIR
 	RM_INCLUDE_DIR=./
@@ -15,6 +27,7 @@ endif
 all: module.so
 
 module.so:
+	@echo $(GCC_VERSION_STRING)
 	$(MAKE) -C ./$(SRC_DIR)
 	cp ./$(SRC_DIR)/module.so .