diff --git a/include/AL/al.h b/include/AL/al.h
index e9f8f3b173..a4e3ad5159 100644
--- a/include/AL/al.h
+++ b/include/AL/al.h
@@ -5,9 +5,19 @@
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 
+#ifdef _MSVC_LANG
+#define AL_CPLUSPLUS _MSVC_LANG
+#else
+#define AL_CPLUSPLUS __cplusplus
+#endif
+
 #ifndef AL_DISABLE_NOEXCEPT
+#if AL_CPLUSPLUS >= 201103L
 #define AL_API_NOEXCEPT noexcept
-#if __cplusplus >= 201703L
+#else
+#define AL_API_NOEXCEPT
+#endif
+#if AL_CPLUSPLUS >= 201703L
 #define AL_API_NOEXCEPT17 noexcept
 #else
 #define AL_API_NOEXCEPT17
@@ -19,6 +29,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define AL_API_NOEXCEPT17
 #endif
 
+#undef AL_CPLUSPLUS
+
 #else /* __cplusplus */
 
 #define AL_API_NOEXCEPT
diff --git a/include/AL/alc.h b/include/AL/alc.h
index 3311b57fbb..d048ca04db 100644
--- a/include/AL/alc.h
+++ b/include/AL/alc.h
@@ -5,9 +5,19 @@
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 
+#ifdef _MSVC_LANG
+#define ALC_CPLUSPLUS _MSVC_LANG
+#else
+#define ALC_CPLUSPLUS __cplusplus
+#endif
+
 #ifndef AL_DISABLE_NOEXCEPT
+#if ALC_CPLUSPLUS >= 201103L
 #define ALC_API_NOEXCEPT noexcept
-#if __cplusplus >= 201703L
+#else
+#define ALC_API_NOEXCEPT
+#endif
+#if ALC_CPLUSPLUS >= 201703L
 #define ALC_API_NOEXCEPT17 noexcept
 #else
 #define ALC_API_NOEXCEPT17
@@ -19,6 +29,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define ALC_API_NOEXCEPT17
 #endif
 
+#undef ALC_CPLUSPLUS
+
 #else /* __cplusplus */
 
 #define ALC_API_NOEXCEPT