diff --git a/include/boost/tuple/detail/tuple_basic_no_partial_spec.hpp b/include/boost/tuple/detail/tuple_basic_no_partial_spec.hpp
index c4f65c4..d0275d4 100644
--- a/include/boost/tuple/detail/tuple_basic_no_partial_spec.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/tuple/detail/tuple_basic_no_partial_spec.hpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace tuples {
         // Each of vc6 and vc7 seem to require a different formulation
         // of this return type
         template <class H, class T>
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, == 1200)
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
         static typename add_reference<typename add_const<T>::type>::type
 #else
         static typename add_const_reference<T>::type