diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 
 ######################### General Requirements ##########################
 
+if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 6.0.0)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "This version of KMyMoney requires at least gcc 6.0.0 to be built successfully")
+endif()
+
 find_package(ECM 5.10 REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_KDE_MODULE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules)