diff --git a/lib/hcrypto/evp.h b/lib/hcrypto/evp.h
index a7c8fac90..0086a0696 100644
--- a/lib/hcrypto/evp.h
+++ b/lib/hcrypto/evp.h
@@ -190,10 +190,17 @@ struct hc_evp_md {
 #endif
 
 #ifndef HC_DEPRECATED
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && ((__GNUC__ > 3) || ((__GNUC__ == 3) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1 )))
 #define HC_DEPRECATED __attribute__((deprecated))
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER>1200) 
+#define HC_DEPRECATED __declspec(deprecated)
+#else
+#define HC_DEPRECATED
 #endif
+#endif
+
 #ifndef HC_DEPRECATED_CRYPTO
-#define HC_DEPRECATED_CRYPTO __attribute__((deprecated))
+#define HC_DEPRECATED_CRYPTO HC_DEPRECATED
 #endif