diff --git a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorEvalTo.h b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorEvalTo.h
index 9d5cf1a8c..68d14a7e5 100644
--- a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorEvalTo.h
+++ b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorEvalTo.h
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ struct traits<TensorEvalToOp<XprType, MakePointer_> >
   };
   template <class T>
   struct MakePointer {
-    typedef typename MakePointer_<T>::Type Type;
+    // Intermediate typedef to workaround MSVC issue.
+    typedef MakePointer_<T> MakePointerT;
+    typedef typename MakePointerT::Type Type;
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorForcedEval.h b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorForcedEval.h
index 9cf4a07e5..bbd5eb374 100644
--- a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorForcedEval.h
+++ b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorForcedEval.h
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ struct traits<TensorForcedEvalOp<XprType, MakePointer_> >
   enum {
     Flags = 0
   };
-  template <class T>
-  struct MakePointer {
-    typedef typename MakePointer_<T>::Type Type;
+  template <class T> struct MakePointer {
+    // Intermediate typedef to workaround MSVC issue.
+    typedef MakePointer_<T> MakePointerT;
+    typedef typename MakePointerT::Type Type;
   };
 };