--- a/Lib/test/test__osx_support.py Fri May 30 16:28:00 2014 -0400
+++ b/Lib/test/test__osx_support.py Mon Apr 13 17:13:52 2015 -0400
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import stat
 import sys
 import unittest
+from distutils.version import StrictVersion

 import test.support

@@ -109,7 +110,9 @@

     def test__supports_universal_builds(self):
         import platform
-        self.assertEqual(platform.mac_ver()[0].split('.') >= ['10', '4'],
+        mac_version = StrictVersion(platform.mac_ver()[0])
+        test_if_greater_version = StrictVersion('10.4')
+        self.assertEqual(mac_version >= test_if_greater_version,
                             _osx_support._supports_universal_builds())

     def test__find_appropriate_compiler(self):