diff --git a/train_gpt2.c b/train_gpt2.c
index 21dbffc70..cced4396e 100644
--- a/train_gpt2.c
+++ b/train_gpt2.c
@@ -378,8 +378,10 @@ void leaky_relu_forward(float* out, float* inp, int N) {
 }
 
 // we want to use -Ofast optimization, but sadly GeLU breaks, so disable this flag just for it (#168)
-#pragma float_control(precise, on, push) // On msvc /fp:fast is a lot faster, but the expf inside coshf breaks the model
-__attribute__((optimize("no-finite-math-only"))) // same for gcc -Ofast
+#pragma float_control(precise, on, push)          
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) 
+  __attribute__((optimize("no-finite-math-only")))
+#endif
 void gelu_backward(float* dinp, float* inp, float* dout, int N) {
 
 float min_x = FLT_MAX;