diff --git a/cmake/GtsamBuildTypes.cmake b/cmake/GtsamBuildTypes.cmake
index 1bead58d8..14c37dda0 100644
--- a/cmake/GtsamBuildTypes.cmake
+++ b/cmake/GtsamBuildTypes.cmake
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ endif()
 
 # Clang on Mac uses a template depth that is less than standard and is too small
 if(${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} STREQUAL "Clang")
-	if(NOT "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "5.0")
-		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ftemplate-depth=1024")
-	endif()
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ftemplate-depth=1024")
 endif()
 
 # Set up build type library postfixes