1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/lua/luaconf.h b/src/lua/luaconf.h
index 38e14ed..e64d2ee 100644
--- a/src/lua/luaconf.h
+++ b/src/lua/luaconf.h
@@ -663,11 +663,13 @@
 
 /*
 ** macros to improve jump prediction, used mostly for error handling
-** and debug facilities.
+** and debug facilities. (Some macros in the Lua API use these macros.
+** Define LUA_NOBUILTIN if you do not want '__builtin_expect' in your
+** code.)
 */
 #if !defined(luai_likely)
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(LUA_NOBUILTIN)
 #define luai_likely(x)          (__builtin_expect(((x) != 0), 1))
 #define luai_unlikely(x)        (__builtin_expect(((x) != 0), 0))
 #else