diff --git a/src/Python/Vector.hh b/src/Python/Vector.hh
index 6f6814ab..fc453816 100644
--- a/src/Python/Vector.hh
+++ b/src/Python/Vector.hh
@@ -78,10 +78,15 @@ void defInitMod(class_< OpenMesh::VectorT<Scalar, 3> > &classVector) {
     classVector
         .def("__init__", make_constructor(&Factory<Scalar>::vec3_default))
         .def("__init__", make_constructor(&Factory<Scalar>::vec3_user_defined))
+#if (_MSC_VER >= 1900 || __cplusplus > 199711L || defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)) && !defined(OPENMESH_VECTOR_LEGACY)
+        .def("__mod__", &Factory<Scalar>::Vector3::template operator%<Scalar>)
+        ;
+    def("cross", &Factory<Scalar>::Vector3::template operator%<Scalar>);
+#else
         .def("__mod__", &Factory<Scalar>::Vector3::operator%)
         ;
-
     def("cross", &Factory<Scalar>::Vector3::operator%);
+#endif
 }
 template<class Scalar>
 void defInitMod(class_< OpenMesh::VectorT<Scalar, 4> > &classVector) {