diff --git a/include/cutlass/detail/helper_macros.hpp b/include/cutlass/detail/helper_macros.hpp
index d180d6dc9d..96d259d5eb 100644
--- a/include/cutlass/detail/helper_macros.hpp
+++ b/include/cutlass/detail/helper_macros.hpp
@@ -155,7 +155,13 @@ namespace cutlass {
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-#if (201700L <= __cplusplus)
+#if defined(_MSVC_LANG)
+#  define CUTLASS_CPLUSPLUS _MSVC_LANG
+#else
+#  define CUTLASS_CPLUSPLUS __cplusplus
+#endif
+
+#if (201700L <= CUTLASS_CPLUSPLUS)
 #define CUTLASS_CONSTEXPR_IF_CXX17 constexpr
 #define CUTLASS_CXX17_OR_LATER 1
 #else