diff --git a/include/czmq_prelude.h b/include/czmq_prelude.h
index a39e8a1ac..8a1d7ea78 100644
--- a/include/czmq_prelude.h
+++ b/include/czmq_prelude.h
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ typedef struct {
 #   endif
 #   define srandom srand
 #   define TIMEZONE _timezone
-#   if (!defined (__MINGW32__))
+#   if (!defined (__MINGW32__)) && (defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1500)
 #       define snprintf _snprintf
 #       define vsnprintf _vsnprintf
 #   endif