diff --git a/include/bx/platform.h b/include/bx/platform.h
index ff5ee00..66f15f9 100644
--- a/include/bx/platform.h
+++ b/include/bx/platform.h
@@ -453,9 +453,9 @@
 #endif // BX_ARCH_
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
-#	if defined(_MSVC_LANG) && _MSVC_LANG != __cplusplus
+#	if BX_COMPILER_MSVC && defined(_MSVC_LANG) && _MSVC_LANG != __cplusplus
 #			error "When using MSVC you must set /Zc:__cplusplus compiler option."
-#	endif // defined(_MSVC_LANG) && _MSVC_LANG != __cplusplus
+#	endif // BX_COMPILER_MSVC && defined(_MSVC_LANG) && _MSVC_LANG != __cplusplus
 
 #	if   __cplusplus < BX_LANGUAGE_CPP17
 #		error "C++17 standard support is required to build."