diff --git a/include/boost/config/auto_link.hpp b/include/boost/config/auto_link.hpp
index d0cdb9f5..13cbad43 100644
--- a/include/boost/config/auto_link.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/config/auto_link.hpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ BOOST_LIB_VERSION:    The Boost version, in the form x_y, for Boost version x.y.
 #if defined(BOOST_MSVC) \
     || defined(__BORLANDC__) \
     || (defined(__MWERKS__) && defined(_WIN32) && (__MWERKS__ >= 0x3000)) \
-    || (defined(__ICL) && defined(_MSC_EXTENSIONS))
+    || (defined(__ICL) && defined(_MSC_EXTENSIONS) && (_MSC_VER >= 1200))
 
 #ifndef BOOST_VERSION_HPP
 #  include <boost/version.hpp>