diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT.hh
index 5e2aca6f..713637e9 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT.hh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 // macro expansion and preprocessor defines
 // don't work properly.
 
-#if (__cplusplus > 199711L || defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)) && !defined(OPENMESH_VECTOR_LEGACY)
+#if (_MSC_VER >= 1900 || __cplusplus > 199711L || defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)) && !defined(OPENMESH_VECTOR_LEGACY)
 #include "Vector11T.hh"
 #else
 #ifndef DOXYGEN
diff --git a/src/Unittests/unittests_cpp_11_features.cc b/src/Unittests/unittests_cpp_11_features.cc
index 72915491..f50e0a9c 100644
--- a/src/Unittests/unittests_cpp_11_features.cc
+++ b/src/Unittests/unittests_cpp_11_features.cc
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class OpenMesh_Triangle : public OpenMeshBase {
  * ====================================================================
  */
 
-#if __cplusplus > 199711L || defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)
+#if _MSC_VER >= 1900 || __cplusplus > 199711L || defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)
 
 /*
  */
diff --git a/src/Unittests/unittests_vector_type.cc b/src/Unittests/unittests_vector_type.cc
index 8ca929ca..7c1dd5a1 100644
--- a/src/Unittests/unittests_vector_type.cc
+++ b/src/Unittests/unittests_vector_type.cc
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ TEST_F(OpenMeshVectorTest, VectorCasting) {
 
 }
 
-#if __cplusplus > 199711L || defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)
+#if _MSC_VER >= 1900 || __cplusplus > 199711L || defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)
 TEST_F(OpenMeshVectorTest, cpp11_constructors) {
     OpenMesh::Vec3d vec1 { 1.2, 2.0, 3.0 };