diff --git a/src/core/DataTypes.h b/src/core/DataTypes.h
index fb7d16af20a19eaad7a98baa8bdf1971f48c5d3b..83d256c82f6538035d3a8ce98c45986abeaf119a 100644
--- a/src/core/DataTypes.h
+++ b/src/core/DataTypes.h
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@
 #include <cmath>
 #include <limits>
 
-#if (defined( __has_include ) && __has_include(<cxxabi.h>)) || defined( __GLIBCXX__ )
+#if defined( __has_include ) || defined( __GLIBCXX__ )
+#if __has_include(<cxxabi.h>) || defined( __GLIBCXX__ )
 #define HAVE_CXXABI_H
 #include <cxxabi.h>
 #endif
+#endif
 
 
 namespace walberla {