diff --git a/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/sp_has_gcc_intrinsics.hpp b/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/sp_has_gcc_intrinsics.hpp
index 2e15f79..e8848be 100644
--- a/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/sp_has_gcc_intrinsics.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/sp_has_gcc_intrinsics.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 // intrinsics are available.
 
 
-#if defined( __ATOMIC_RELAXED ) && defined( __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE ) && defined( __ATOMIC_RELEASE ) && defined( __ATOMIC_ACQ_REL )
+#if defined( __ATOMIC_RELAXED ) && defined( __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE ) && defined( __ATOMIC_RELEASE ) && defined( __ATOMIC_ACQ_REL ) && !defined(_MSC_VER)
 
 # define BOOST_SP_HAS_GCC_INTRINSICS