diff --git a/libretro-common/include/boolean.h b/libretro-common/include/boolean.h
index 2c18ef76f6..8a5482cde5 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/boolean.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/boolean.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #ifndef __cplusplus
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(SN_TARGET_PS3)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1800 && !defined(SN_TARGET_PS3)
 /* Hack applied for MSVC when compiling in C89 mode as it isn't C99 compliant. */
 #define bool unsigned char
 #define true 1
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/libretro.h b/libretro-common/include/libretro.h
index d6fc78c4b5..9c923db2ef 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/libretro.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/libretro.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __cplusplus
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(SN_TARGET_PS3)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1800 && !defined(SN_TARGET_PS3)
 /* Hack applied for MSVC when compiling in C89 mode
  * as it isn't C99-compliant. */
 #define bool unsigned char