diff --git a/dlls/msvcrt/math.c b/dlls/msvcrt/math.c
index a4d53934c04..a62705bc8f4 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcrt/math.c
+++ b/dlls/msvcrt/math.c
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ int CDECL __control87_2( unsigned int newval, unsigned int mask,
 unsigned int CDECL _control87(unsigned int newval, unsigned int mask)
 {
     unsigned int flags = 0;
-#ifdef __i386__
+#if defined(__i386__) && (_MSVCR_VER == 0 || _MSVCR_VER >= 80)
     unsigned int sse2_cw;
 
     __control87_2( newval, mask, &flags, &sse2_cw );