diff --git a/completions/gcc b/completions/gcc
index aa9ffddf..578f800a 100644
--- a/completions/gcc
+++ b/completions/gcc
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ _gcc()
 } &&
 complete -F _gcc gcc g++ g77 gcj gpc &&
 {
-    cc  --version 2>/dev/null | grep -q GCC && \
+    cc  --version 2>/dev/null | grep -q GCC || \
+        [[ $( _realcommand cc ) == *gcc* ]] && \
         complete -F _gcc cc  || complete -F _minimal cc
-    c++ --version 2>/dev/null | grep -q GCC && \
+    c++ --version 2>/dev/null | grep -q GCC || \
+        [[ $( _realcommand c++ ) == *g++* ]] && \
         complete -F _gcc c++ || complete -F _minimal c++
 }