diff --git a/include/boost/preprocessor/stringize.hpp b/include/boost/preprocessor/stringize.hpp
index 3144fa9..01f283e 100644
--- a/include/boost/preprocessor/stringize.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/preprocessor/stringize.hpp
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@
 #
 # /* BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE */
 #
-# if ~BOOST_PP_CONFIG_FLAGS() & BOOST_PP_CONFIG_MWCC()
-#    define BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE(text) BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_I(text)
-# else
+# if BOOST_PP_CONFIG_FLAGS() & BOOST_PP_CONFIG_MSVC()
+#    define BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE(text) BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_A((text))
+#    define BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_A(arg) BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_B ## (arg)
+#    define BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_B(arg) BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_I ## arg
+# elif BOOST_PP_CONFIG_FLAGS() & BOOST_PP_CONFIG_MWCC()
 #    define BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE(text) BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_OO((text))
 #    define BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_OO(par) BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_I ## par
+# else
+#    define BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE(text) BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_I(text)
 # endif
 #
 # define BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_I(text) #text