diff --git a/include/loki/SafeFormat.h b/include/loki/SafeFormat.h
index 950557d..56089f4 100755
--- a/include/loki/SafeFormat.h
+++ b/include/loki/SafeFormat.h
@@ -347,12 +347,19 @@ namespace Loki
             }
             memcpy(fmtBuf, fmt, (format_ - fmt) * sizeof(Char));
             fmtBuf[format_ - fmt] = 0;
+
+            const int stored = 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
-            const int stored = _snprintf_s(resultBuf, 
+#if _MSC_VER < 1400
+            _snprintf
 #else
-            const int stored = snprintf(resultBuf, 
+            _snprintf_s
+#endif
+#else
+            snprintf 
 #endif        
-                sizeof(resultBuf) / sizeof(Char), fmtBuf, n);
+                     (resultBuf, sizeof(resultBuf) / sizeof(Char), fmtBuf, n);
+                     
             if (stored < 0) {
                 result_ = -1;
                 return;
diff --git a/test/SafeFormat/main.cpp b/test/SafeFormat/main.cpp
index e7f3d91..36bf5d5 100755
--- a/test/SafeFormat/main.cpp
+++ b/test/SafeFormat/main.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@
 #include "../SmallObj/timer.h"
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#define sprintf sprintf_s
+#if _MSC_VER >= 1400
+#define sprintf     sprintf_s
 #define _snprintf _snprintf_s
+else
+#define sprintf     sprintf
+#define _snprintf _snprintf
+#endif
 #endif
 
 using namespace std;