diff --git a/include/crow/app.h b/include/crow/app.h
index 605a700d5..264d37b51 100644
--- a/include/crow/app.h
+++ b/include/crow/app.h
@@ -79,12 +79,16 @@ namespace crow
             return router_.new_rule_dynamic(std::move(rule));
         }
 
-        /// Create a route using a rule (**Use CROW_ROUTE instead**)
+        ///Create a route using a rule (**Use CROW_ROUTE instead**)
         template<uint64_t Tag>
-        auto route(std::string&& rule)
-#ifdef CROW_CAN_USE_CPP17
-          -> typename std::invoke_result<decltype(&Router::new_rule_tagged<Tag>), Router, std::string&&>::type
+#ifdef CROW_GCC83_WORKAROUND
+        auto& route(std::string&& rule)
 #else
+        auto route(std::string&& rule)
+#endif
+#if defined CROW_CAN_USE_CPP17 && !defined CROW_GCC83_WORKAROUND
+          -> typename std::invoke_result<decltype(&Router::new_rule_tagged<Tag>), Router, std::string&&>::type
+#elif !defined CROW_GCC83_WORKAROUND
           -> typename std::result_of<decltype (&Router::new_rule_tagged<Tag>)(Router, std::string&&)>::type
 #endif
         {
diff --git a/include/crow/settings.h b/include/crow/settings.h
index bdbd068b0..b2c1c4f50 100644
--- a/include/crow/settings.h
+++ b/include/crow/settings.h
@@ -57,3 +57,11 @@
 #define noexcept throw()
 #endif
 #endif
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 8 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 4
+#if __cplusplus > 201103L
+#define CROW_GCC83_WORKAROUND
+#else
+#error "GCC 8.1 - 8.3 has a bug that prevents crow from compiling with C++11. Please update GCC to > 8.3 or use C++ > 11."
+#endif
+#endif