diff --git a/include/date/date.h b/include/date/date.h
index 79ab0da..5dedde2 100644
--- a/include/date/date.h
+++ b/include/date/date.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 // We did not mean to shout.
 
 #ifndef HAS_STRING_VIEW
-#  if __cplusplus >= 201703
+#  if __cplusplus >= 201703 || (defined(_MSVC_LANG) && _MSVC_LANG >= 201703L)
 #    define HAS_STRING_VIEW 1
 #  else
 #    define HAS_STRING_VIEW 0