diff --git a/SRC/chetrd_hb2st.F b/SRC/chetrd_hb2st.F
index 330e4f8ca2..a3d8259d32 100644
--- a/SRC/chetrd_hb2st.F
+++ b/SRC/chetrd_hb2st.F
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ SUBROUTINE CHETRD_HB2ST( STAGE1, VECT, UPLO, N, KD, AB, LDAB,
 *
 *                         Call the kernel
 *                             
-#if defined(_OPENMP)
+#if defined(_OPENMP) && _OPENMP >= 201307
                           IF( TTYPE.NE.1 ) THEN      
 !$OMP TASK DEPEND(in:WORK(MYID+SHIFT-1))
 !$OMP$     DEPEND(in:WORK(MYID-1))
diff --git a/SRC/dsytrd_sb2st.F b/SRC/dsytrd_sb2st.F
index 19f3613e3f..0c0dbf1253 100644
--- a/SRC/dsytrd_sb2st.F
+++ b/SRC/dsytrd_sb2st.F
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ SUBROUTINE DSYTRD_SB2ST( STAGE1, VECT, UPLO, N, KD, AB, LDAB,
 *
 *                         Call the kernel
 *                             
-#if defined(_OPENMP)
+#if defined(_OPENMP) &&  _OPENMP >= 201307
                           IF( TTYPE.NE.1 ) THEN      
 !$OMP TASK DEPEND(in:WORK(MYID+SHIFT-1))
 !$OMP$     DEPEND(in:WORK(MYID-1))
diff --git a/SRC/ssytrd_sb2st.F b/SRC/ssytrd_sb2st.F
index 9893181cf5..1d8c9f5c54 100644
--- a/SRC/ssytrd_sb2st.F
+++ b/SRC/ssytrd_sb2st.F
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ SUBROUTINE SSYTRD_SB2ST( STAGE1, VECT, UPLO, N, KD, AB, LDAB,
 *
 *                         Call the kernel
 *                             
-#if defined(_OPENMP)
+#if defined(_OPENMP) && _OPENMP >= 201307
                           IF( TTYPE.NE.1 ) THEN      
 !$OMP TASK DEPEND(in:WORK(MYID+SHIFT-1))
 !$OMP$     DEPEND(in:WORK(MYID-1))
diff --git a/SRC/zhetrd_hb2st.F b/SRC/zhetrd_hb2st.F
index b988f25ba4..4ba7bfc211 100644
--- a/SRC/zhetrd_hb2st.F
+++ b/SRC/zhetrd_hb2st.F
@@ -512,7 +512,8 @@ SUBROUTINE ZHETRD_HB2ST( STAGE1, VECT, UPLO, N, KD, AB, LDAB,
 *
 *                         Call the kernel
 *                             
-#if defined(_OPENMP)
+#if defined(_OPENMP) &&  _OPENMP >= 201307
+
                           IF( TTYPE.NE.1 ) THEN      
 !$OMP TASK DEPEND(in:WORK(MYID+SHIFT-1))
 !$OMP$     DEPEND(in:WORK(MYID-1))