diff --git a/gold/testsuite/ver_test_pr31830_b.c b/gold/testsuite/ver_test_pr31830_b.c
index aba07cc6305..4464d05e17a 100644
--- a/gold/testsuite/ver_test_pr31830_b.c
+++ b/gold/testsuite/ver_test_pr31830_b.c
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 extern void __collector_foo_2_2(void);
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 10
 __attribute__((__symver__("foo@GLIBC_2.2.5")))
+#else
+__asm__ (".symver __collector_foo_2_2, foo@GLIBC_2.2.5");
+#endif
 void __collector_foo_2_2(void) {}
diff --git a/gold/testsuite/ver_test_pr31830_lto.c b/gold/testsuite/ver_test_pr31830_lto.c
index 999dd63f884..862ac68bfd6 100644
--- a/gold/testsuite/ver_test_pr31830_lto.c
+++ b/gold/testsuite/ver_test_pr31830_lto.c
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 extern __inline __attribute__((__gnu_inline__)) void foo(void) {}
 extern void __collector_foo_2_2(void);
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 10
 __attribute__((__symver__("foo@GLIBC_2.2.5")))
+#else
+__asm__ (".symver __collector_foo_2_2, foo@GLIBC_2.2.5");
+#endif
 void __collector_foo_2_2(void) {}
 void foo(void) {}