diff --git a/talk/base/common.h b/talk/base/common.h
index d557639e2..a76748b39 100644
--- a/talk/base/common.h
+++ b/talk/base/common.h
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ inline bool ImplicitCastToBool(bool result) { return result; }
 // (because it won't see this pragma).
 #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wc++11-extensions"
 #define OVERRIDE override
+#elif defined(__GNUC__) && __cplusplus >= 201103 && \
+    (__GNUC__ * 10000 + __GNUC_MINOR__ * 100) >= 40700
+// GCC 4.7 supports explicit virtual overrides when C++11 support is enabled.
+#define OVERRIDE override
 #else
 #define OVERRIDE
 #endif