diff --git a/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c b/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c
index dd9eccf94d..07ee3446d9 100644
--- a/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c
+++ b/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ retro_time_t cpu_features_get_time_usec(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-#if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__i486__) || defined(__i686__) || defined(_M_X64) || defined(_M_IX86)
+#if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__i486__) || defined(__i686__) || (defined(_M_X64) && _MSC_VER > 1310) || (defined(_M_IX86)  && _MSC_VER > 1310)
 #define CPU_X86
 #endif