diff --git a/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp b/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp
index 7c538039f81..2b7d61a6304 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp
+++ b/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ void MSBuildProvider::outputGlobalPropFile(const BuildSetup &setup, std::ofstrea
 	           << "\t\t\t<MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>\n"
 	           << "\t\t\t<ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>\n"
 	           << "\t\t\t<ObjectFileName>$(IntDir)dists\\msvc\\%(RelativeDir)</ObjectFileName>\n"
-	           << "\t\t\t<AdditionalOptions>/utf-8 /Zc:__cplusplus %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>\n"
+	           << "\t\t\t<AdditionalOptions>/utf-8 " << (_msvcVersion.version >= 15 ? "/Zc:__cplusplus " : "") << "%(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>\n"
 	           << "\t\t</ClCompile>\n"
 	           << "\t\t<Link>\n"
 	           << "\t\t\t<IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries)</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>\n";