diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa/concurrent_table.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa/concurrent_table.hpp
index 63cdcb7a..5ec0f346 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa/concurrent_table.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa/concurrent_table.hpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ private:
   bool owns=true;
 };
 
-/* VS in pre-C++17 mode has trouble returning std::lock_guard due to
+/* VS in pre-C++17 mode can't implement RVO for std::lock_guard due to
  * its copy constructor being deleted.
  */
 
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
+  /* not used but VS in pre-C++17 mode needs to see it for RVO */
+  scoped_bilock(const scoped_bilock&);
+
   ~scoped_bilock()noexcept
   {
     if(pm2)pm2->unlock();