diff --git a/distrho/src/DistrhoDefines.h b/distrho/src/DistrhoDefines.h
index 583c4468..87986c77 100644
--- a/distrho/src/DistrhoDefines.h
+++ b/distrho/src/DistrhoDefines.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 # if HAVE_CPP11_SUPPORT
 #  define DISTRHO_PROPER_CPP11_SUPPORT
 # endif
-#elif __cplusplus >= 201103L || (defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__) && (__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__) >= 405) || __has_extension(cxx_noexcept)
+#elif __cplusplus >= 201103L || (defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__) && (__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__) >= 405) || __has_extension(cxx_noexcept) || (defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSVC_LANG >= 201103L)
 # define DISTRHO_PROPER_CPP11_SUPPORT
 # if (defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__) < 407 && ! defined(__clang__)) || (defined(__clang__) && ! __has_extension(cxx_override_control))
 #  define override // gcc4.7+ only