diff --git a/testing/cffi1/test_recompiler.py b/testing/cffi1/test_recompiler.py
index a3277b0..0d6e2c3 100644
--- a/testing/cffi1/test_recompiler.py
+++ b/testing/cffi1/test_recompiler.py
@@ -2270,7 +2270,7 @@ def test_char16_char32_type(no_cpp=False):
         char32_t foo_4bytes(char32_t);
     """)
     lib = verify(ffi, "test_char16_char32_type" + no_cpp * "_nocpp", """
-    #if !defined(__cplusplus) || __cplusplus < 201103L
+    #if !defined(__cplusplus)
     typedef uint_least16_t char16_t;
     typedef uint_least32_t char32_t;
     #endif