diff --git a/include/__config b/include/__config
index 88ea441b..33c386b1 100644
--- a/include/__config
+++ b/include/__config
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ typedef __char32_t char32_t;
 #define _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_CXX14_CONSTEXPR
 #endif
 
+#if !(__has_feature(cxx_variable_templates))
+#define _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES
+#endif
+
 #if __ISO_C_VISIBLE >= 2011 || __cplusplus >= 201103L
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__)
 #define _LIBCPP_HAS_QUICK_EXIT
@@ -415,6 +419,8 @@ namespace std {
 
 // No version of GCC supports relaxed constexpr rules
 #define _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_CXX14_CONSTEXPR
+// GCC 5 will support variable templates
+#define _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES
 
 #define _NOEXCEPT throw()
 #define _NOEXCEPT_(x)
@@ -486,6 +492,7 @@ using namespace _LIBCPP_NAMESPACE __attribute__((__strong__));
 #define _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_PRAGMA_SYSTEM_HEADER
 #define _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_CONSTEXPR
 #define _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_CXX14_CONSTEXPR
+#define _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES
 #define _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_UNICODE_CHARS
 #define _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_DELETED_FUNCTIONS
 #define _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_DEFAULTED_FUNCTIONS
@@ -528,6 +535,7 @@ namespace std {
 #define _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_NULLPTR
 #define _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_UNICODE_CHARS
 #define _LIBCPP_HAS_IS_BASE_OF
+#define _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES
 
 #if defined(_AIX)
 #define __MULTILOCALE_API
diff --git a/include/experimental/chrono b/include/experimental/chrono
index 738ded88..ca9e5f85 100644
--- a/include/experimental/chrono
+++ b/include/experimental/chrono
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ inline namespace fundamentals_v1 {
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_CHRONO_LFTS
 
-#if __has_feature(cxx_variable_templates)
+#ifndef _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES
 
 template <class _Rep> _LIBCPP_CONSTEXPR bool treat_as_floating_point_v
     = treat_as_floating_point<_Rep>::value;
 
-#endif /* __has_feature(cxx_variable_templates) */
+#endif /* _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES */
 
 _LIBCPP_END_NAMESPACE_CHRONO_LFTS
 
diff --git a/include/experimental/ratio b/include/experimental/ratio
index a393cef6..a00a2530 100644
--- a/include/experimental/ratio
+++ b/include/experimental/ratio
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ inline namespace fundamentals_v1 {
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_LFTS
 
-#if __has_feature(cxx_variable_templates)
+#ifndef _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES
 
 template <class _R1, class _R2> _LIBCPP_CONSTEXPR bool ratio_equal_v
     = ratio_equal<_R1, _R2>::value;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ template <class _R1, class _R2> _LIBCPP_CONSTEXPR bool ratio_greater_v
 template <class _R1, class _R2> _LIBCPP_CONSTEXPR bool ratio_greater_equal_v
     = ratio_greater_equal<_R1, _R2>::value;
 
-#endif /* __has_feature(cxx_variable_templates) */
+#endif /* _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES */
 
 _LIBCPP_END_NAMESPACE_LFTS
 
diff --git a/include/experimental/system_error b/include/experimental/system_error
index 9b9ab333..2ec23854 100644
--- a/include/experimental/system_error
+++ b/include/experimental/system_error
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ inline namespace fundamentals_v1 {
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_LFTS
 
-#if __has_feature(cxx_variable_templates)
+#ifndef _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES
 
 template <class _Tp> _LIBCPP_CONSTEXPR bool is_error_code_enum_v
     = is_error_code_enum<_Tp>::value;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ template <class _Tp> _LIBCPP_CONSTEXPR bool is_error_code_enum_v
 template <class _Tp> _LIBCPP_CONSTEXPR bool is_error_condition_enum_v
     = is_error_condition_enum<_Tp>::value;
 
-#endif /* __has_feature(cxx_variable_templates) */
+#endif /* _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES */
 
 _LIBCPP_END_NAMESPACE_LFTS
 
diff --git a/include/experimental/type_traits b/include/experimental/type_traits
index 35cdada1..ae49fc17 100644
--- a/include/experimental/type_traits
+++ b/include/experimental/type_traits
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ inline namespace fundamentals_v1 {
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_LFTS
 
-#if __has_feature(cxx_variable_templates)
+#ifndef _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES
 
 // C++14 20.10.4.1, primary type categories
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ template <class _Tp, class _Up> _LIBCPP_CONSTEXPR bool is_base_of_v
 template <class _Tp, class _Up> _LIBCPP_CONSTEXPR bool is_convertible_v
     = is_convertible<_Tp, _Up>::value;
 
-#endif /* __has_feature(cxx_variable_templates) */
+#endif /* _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES */
 
 // 3.3.2, Other type transformations
 /*