diff --git a/gyp_uv b/gyp_uv
index d861cbc7..9c719fde 100755
--- a/gyp_uv
+++ b/gyp_uv
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ def compiler_version():
   proc = subprocess.Popen(CC.split() + ['--version'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
   is_clang = 'clang' in proc.communicate()[0].split('\n')[0]
   proc = subprocess.Popen(CC.split() + ['-dumpversion'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-  version = tuple(map(int, proc.communicate()[0].split('.')))
+  version = proc.communicate()[0].split('.')
+  version = map(int, version[:2])
+  version = tuple(version)
   return (version, is_clang)