diff --git a/modules/juce_core/files/juce_File.h b/modules/juce_core/files/juce_File.h
index 4bbe8cab20..0520f8de03 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/files/juce_File.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/files/juce_File.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace juce
 
     @see FileInputStream, FileOutputStream
 */
-class JUCE_API  File  final
+class JUCE_API  File final
 {
 public:
     //==============================================================================
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ public:
         bool foldersFirst;
     };
 
-   #ifndef DOXYGEN
+   #if (! defined(DOXYGEN)) && (! defined (JUCE_GCC))
     // Deprecated: use File::getSeparatorChar() and File::getSeparatorString() instead!
     JUCE_DEPRECATED (static const juce_wchar separator);
     JUCE_DEPRECATED (static const StringRef separatorString);
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
index b07279e16e..ead34e6a6b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
@@ -187,8 +187,10 @@ static MaxNumFileHandlesInitialiser maxNumFileHandlesInitialiser;
 #endif
 
 //==============================================================================
-const juce_wchar File::separator = '/';
-const StringRef File::separatorString ("/");
+#ifndef JUCE_GCC
+ const juce_wchar File::separator = '/';
+ const StringRef File::separatorString ("/");
+#endif
 
 juce_wchar File::getSeparatorChar()    { return '/'; }
 StringRef File::getSeparatorString()   { return "/"; }
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Files.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Files.cpp
index b93f74402d..25ff277a62 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Files.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Files.cpp
@@ -128,8 +128,10 @@ namespace WindowsFileHelpers
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
-const juce_wchar File::separator = '\\';
-const StringRef File::separatorString ("\\");
+#ifndef JUCE_GCC
+ const juce_wchar File::separator = '\\';
+ const StringRef File::separatorString ("\\");
+#endif
 
 juce_wchar File::getSeparatorChar()    { return '\\'; }
 StringRef File::getSeparatorString()   { return "\\"; }