diff --git a/test cases/d/3 shared library/meson.build b/test cases/d/3 shared library/meson.build
index 1f45109d7..4ca31375c 100644
--- a/test cases/d/3 shared library/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/d/3 shared library/meson.build	
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 project('D Shared Library', 'd')
 
-if meson.get_compiler('d').get_id() == 'gcc'
-  error('MESON_SKIP_TEST: GDC can not build shared libraries')
+dc = meson.get_compiler('d')
+if dc.get_id() == 'gcc'
+  if dc.version().version_compare('< 7')
+    error('MESON_SKIP_TEST: GDC < 7.0 can not build shared libraries')
+  endif
 endif
 
 ldyn = shared_library('stuff', 'libstuff.d', install : true)
diff --git a/test cases/d/4 library versions/meson.build b/test cases/d/4 library versions/meson.build
index f680651c9..cba145833 100644
--- a/test cases/d/4 library versions/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/d/4 library versions/meson.build	
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 project('D library versions', 'd')
 
-if meson.get_compiler('d').get_id() == 'gcc'
-  error('MESON_SKIP_TEST: GDC can not build shared libraries')
+dc = meson.get_compiler('d')
+if dc.get_id() == 'gcc'
+  if dc.version().version_compare('< 7')
+    error('MESON_SKIP_TEST: GDC < 7.0 can not build shared libraries')
+  endif
 endif
 
 shared_library('some', 'lib.d',
diff --git a/test cases/d/7 multilib/meson.build b/test cases/d/7 multilib/meson.build
index 6ebe1ca15..1d9a070d9 100644
--- a/test cases/d/7 multilib/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/d/7 multilib/meson.build	
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 project('D Multiple Versioned Shared Libraries', 'd')
 
-if meson.get_compiler('d').get_id() == 'gcc'
-  error('MESON_SKIP_TEST: GDC can not build shared libraries (2016)')
+dc = meson.get_compiler('d')
+if dc.get_id() == 'gcc'
+  if dc.version().version_compare('< 7')
+    error('MESON_SKIP_TEST: GDC < 7.0 can not build shared libraries')
+  endif
 endif
 
 ldyn1 = shared_library('say1',