diff --git a/lib/inc/drogon/utils/string_view.h b/lib/inc/drogon/utils/string_view.h
index 3ee80463..d486a867 100644
--- a/lib/inc/drogon/utils/string_view.h
+++ b/lib/inc/drogon/utils/string_view.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ inline LogStream &operator<<(LogStream &ls, const drogon::string_view &v)
 }
 }  // namespace trantor
 
-#if __cplusplus < 201703L
+#if __cplusplus < 201703L && !(defined _MSC_VER && _MSC_VER > 1900)
 namespace std
 {
 template <>