diff --git a/asmrun/startup.c b/asmrun/startup.c
index da61ffcde..385ef25ac 100644
--- a/asmrun/startup.c
+++ b/asmrun/startup.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ extern value caml_start_program (void);
 extern void caml_init_ieee_floats (void);
 extern void caml_init_signals (void);
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && __STDC_SECURE_LIB__ >= 200411L
 
 /* PR 4887: avoid crash box of windows runtime on some system calls */
 extern void caml_install_invalid_parameter_handler();
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void caml_main(char **argv)
 
   caml_init_frame_descriptors();
   caml_init_ieee_floats();
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && __STDC_SECURE_LIB__ >= 200411L
   caml_install_invalid_parameter_handler();
 #endif
   caml_init_custom_operations();
diff --git a/byterun/startup.c b/byterun/startup.c
index 0d2c19451..c4a13d2c8 100644
--- a/byterun/startup.c
+++ b/byterun/startup.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ extern void caml_init_ieee_floats (void);
 extern void caml_signal_thread(void * lpParam);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && __STDC_SECURE_LIB__ >= 200411L
 
 /* PR 4887: avoid crash box of windows runtime on some system calls */
 extern void caml_install_invalid_parameter_handler();
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ CAMLexport void caml_main(char **argv)
   /* Machine-dependent initialization of the floating-point hardware
      so that it behaves as much as possible as specified in IEEE */
   caml_init_ieee_floats();
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && __STDC_SECURE_LIB__ >= 200411L
   caml_install_invalid_parameter_handler();
 #endif
   caml_init_custom_operations();
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ CAMLexport void caml_startup_code(
   static char proc_self_exe[256];
 
   caml_init_ieee_floats();
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && __STDC_SECURE_LIB__ >= 200411L
   caml_install_invalid_parameter_handler();
 #endif
   caml_init_custom_operations();
diff --git a/byterun/win32.c b/byterun/win32.c
index c7865e66d..4a9cecc4c 100644
--- a/byterun/win32.c
+++ b/byterun/win32.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ int caml_win32_random_seed (intnat data[16])
 }
 
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && __STDC_SECURE_LIB__ >= 200411L
 
 static void invalid_parameter_handler(const wchar_t* expression,
    const wchar_t* function,