diff --git a/src/pugixml.hpp b/src/pugixml.hpp
index afe0a4d51bb6174031e2d014c2376d48507eb95c..9277384e684dd3adfa9ee46731fe3295fd4f1cb6 100644
--- a/src/pugixml.hpp
+++ b/src/pugixml.hpp
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
 #ifndef PUGIXML_OVERRIDE
 #	if __cplusplus >= 201103
 #		define PUGIXML_OVERRIDE override
+#	elif defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1700
+#		define PUGIXML_OVERRIDE override
 #	else
 #		define PUGIXML_OVERRIDE
 #	endif