diff --git a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/ThreadPool/ThreadLocal.h b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/ThreadPool/ThreadLocal.h
index a41731c34..7229839ac 100644
--- a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/ThreadPool/ThreadLocal.h
+++ b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/ThreadPool/ThreadLocal.h
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 
 #if EIGEN_MAX_CPP_VER >= 11 &&                         \
     ((EIGEN_COMP_GNUC && EIGEN_GNUC_AT_LEAST(4, 8)) || \
-     __has_feature(cxx_thread_local))
+     __has_feature(cxx_thread_local)                || \
+     (EIGEN_COMP_MSVC >= 1900) )
 #define EIGEN_THREAD_LOCAL static thread_local
 #endif