diff --git a/src/cairoint.h b/src/cairoint.h
index 0aa9ebf12..29b8ea68a 100644
--- a/src/cairoint.h
+++ b/src/cairoint.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ _cairo_win32_tmpfile (void);
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 #define cairo_container_of(ptr, type, member) ({ \
-    const typeof(((type *) 0)->member) *mptr__ = (ptr); \
+    const __typeof__ (((type *) 0)->member) *mptr__ = (ptr); \
     (type *) ((char *) mptr__ - offsetof (type, member)); \
 })
 #else