diff --git a/include/boost/preprocessor/variadic/elem.hpp b/include/boost/preprocessor/variadic/elem.hpp
index a4864ac..be38a94 100644
--- a/include/boost/preprocessor/variadic/elem.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/preprocessor/variadic/elem.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 #
 # if BOOST_PP_VARIADICS
 #    if BOOST_PP_VARIADICS_MSVC
-#        define BOOST_PP_VARIADIC_ELEM(n, ...) BOOST_PP_CAT(BOOST_PP_CAT(BOOST_PP_VARIADIC_ELEM_, n)(__VA_ARGS__,),)
+#        define BOOST_PP_VARIADIC_ELEM(n, ...) BOOST_PP_VARIADIC_ELEM_I(n,__VA_ARGS__)
+#        define BOOST_PP_VARIADIC_ELEM_I(n, ...) BOOST_PP_CAT(BOOST_PP_CAT(BOOST_PP_VARIADIC_ELEM_, n)(__VA_ARGS__,),)
 #    else
 #        define BOOST_PP_VARIADIC_ELEM(n, ...) BOOST_PP_CAT(BOOST_PP_VARIADIC_ELEM_, n)(__VA_ARGS__,)
 #    endif