diff --git a/f_check b/f_check
index e9aca4ff9..ffe9c6b46 100644
--- a/f_check
+++ b/f_check
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ if ($compiler eq "") {
 
 	} elsif ($data =~ /GNU/ || $data =~ /GCC/ ) {
 
+            $data =~ s/\(+.*?\)+//g;
 	    $data =~ /(\d+)\.(\d+).(\d+)/;
 	    $major = $1;
 	    $minor = $2;