diff --git a/v2/tools/msvc.jam b/v2/tools/msvc.jam
index 1597826e9..d90860909 100644
--- a/v2/tools/msvc.jam
+++ b/v2/tools/msvc.jam
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ if [ os.name ] in NT
     actions link bind DEF_FILE
     {
         $(.LD) $(LINKFLAGS) /out:"$(<[1]:W)" /LIBPATH:"$(LINKPATH:W)" $(OPTIONS) @"@($(<[1]:W).rsp:E=$(nl)"$(>)" $(nl)$(LIBRARIES_MENTIONED_BY_FILE) $(nl)$(LIBRARIES) $(nl)"$(LIBRARY_OPTION)$(FINDLIBS_ST:S=.lib)" $(nl)"$(LIBRARY_OPTION)$(FINDLIBS_SA:S=.lib)")"
-        if errorlevel 1 exit %errorlevel%
+        if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 EXIT %ERRORLEVEL%
         if exist "$(<[1]).manifest" (
             $(.MT) -manifest "$(<[1]).manifest" "-outputresource:$(<[1]);1"
         )
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ if [ os.name ] in NT
     actions link.dll bind DEF_FILE
     {
         $(.LD) /DLL $(LINKFLAGS) /out:"$(<[1]:W)" /IMPLIB:"$(<[2]:W)" /LIBPATH:"$(LINKPATH:W)" /def:$(DEF_FILE) $(OPTIONS) @"@($(<[1]:W).rsp:E=$(nl)"$(>)" $(nl)$(LIBRARIES_MENTIONED_BY_FILE) $(nl)$(LIBRARIES) $(nl)"$(LIBRARY_OPTION)$(FINDLIBS_ST:S=.lib)" $(nl)"$(LIBRARY_OPTION)$(FINDLIBS_SA:S=.lib)")"
-        if errorlevel 1 exit %errorlevel%
+        if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 EXIT %ERRORLEVEL%
         if exist "$(<[1]).manifest" (
             $(.MT) -manifest "$(<[1]).manifest" "-outputresource:$(<[1]);2"
         )