diff --git a/test/commainitializer.cpp b/test/commainitializer.cpp
index 9844adbd2..296592340 100644
--- a/test/commainitializer.cpp
+++ b/test/commainitializer.cpp
@@ -70,9 +70,8 @@ void test_commainitializer()
   Matrix3d m3;
   Matrix4d m4;
 
-  VERIFY_RAISES_ASSERT( (m3 << 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) );
-  
   #ifndef _MSC_VER
+  VERIFY_RAISES_ASSERT( (m3 << 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) );
   VERIFY_RAISES_ASSERT( (m3 << 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) );
   #endif
 
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ void test_commainitializer()
         vec[2].transpose();
   VERIFY_IS_APPROX(m3, ref);
 
-
   // recursively test all block-sizes from 0 to 3:
   test_block_recursion<(1<<8) - 1>();
 }