diff --git a/src/util/memory_manager.h b/src/util/memory_manager.h
index f1ce37ca6..aaf8b2825 100644
--- a/src/util/memory_manager.h
+++ b/src/util/memory_manager.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Revision History:
 #  define GCC_RET_NON_NULL
 # endif
 # define ALLOC_ATTR __attribute__((malloc)) GCC_RET_NON_NULL
-#elif defined(_WINDOWS)
+#elif defined(_WINDOWS) && (VisualStudioVersion >= 13)
 # define ALLOC_ATTR __declspec(restrict)
 #else
 # define ALLOC_ATTR