diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index ded46379a9..4f387bc8d1 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -1059,6 +1059,10 @@ echo '
 #error "On Solaris we need C99."
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__hpux) && !(defined(__GNUC__) && ((__GNUC__ * 100) + __GNUC_MINOR__) >= 409)
+#error "On HP-UX we need GCC 4.9 or higher."
+#endif
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
@@ -1127,6 +1131,10 @@ echo '
 #error "SunPro <= 5.13 mode not supported due to bug in move semantics."
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__hpux) && !(defined(__GNUC__) && ((__GNUC__ * 100) + __GNUC_MINOR__) >= 409)
+#error "On HP-UX we need GCC 4.9 or higher."
+#endif
+
 #if __cplusplus > 201103L
 #include <iterator>
 int check_cxx14()