diff --git a/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake b/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
index 5867392c3076be..14cd3e678891b5 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ endif()
 set_compiler_property(PROPERTY optimization_speed -O2)
 set_compiler_property(PROPERTY optimization_size  -Os)
 
-set_compiler_property(PROPERTY optimization_lto -flto)
-set_compiler_property(PROPERTY prohibit_lto -fno-lto)
+if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL "4.5.0")
+  set_compiler_property(PROPERTY optimization_lto -flto)
+  set_compiler_property(PROPERTY prohibit_lto -fno-lto)
+endif()
 
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 # This section covers flags related to warning levels #