diff --git a/numpy/core/src/npymath/npy_math_complex.c.src b/numpy/core/src/npymath/npy_math_complex.c.src
index fb31e8e6a..36e7fa095 100644
--- a/numpy/core/src/npymath/npy_math_complex.c.src
+++ b/numpy/core/src/npymath/npy_math_complex.c.src
@@ -1515,11 +1515,9 @@ _sum_squares@c@(@type@ x, @type@ y)
 {
 #if @precision@ == 1
 const npy_float SQRT_MIN = 1.0842022e-19f;
-#endif
-#if @precision@ == 2
+#elif @precision@ == 2 || NPY_SIZEOF_LONGDOUBLE < 16
 const npy_double SQRT_MIN = 1.4916681462400413e-154; /* sqrt(DBL_MIN) */
-#endif
-#if @precision@ == 3
+#elif @precision@ == 3
 /* this is correct for 80 bit long doubles */
 const npy_longdouble SQRT_MIN = 1.8336038675548471656e-2466l;
 #endif