diff --git a/include/boost/multi_array/base.hpp b/include/boost/multi_array/base.hpp
index f741baa..b84958d 100644
--- a/include/boost/multi_array/base.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/multi_array/base.hpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ struct value_accessor_generator {
   >::type type;
 };
 
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, == 1200)
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
 
 struct eti_value_accessor
 {
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ struct associated_types
 template <typename T, std::size_t NumDims>
 class multi_array_impl_base
   :
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, == 1200)
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
       public mpl::aux::msvc_eti_base<
           typename value_accessor_generator<T,mpl::size_t<NumDims> >::type
        >::type
diff --git a/include/boost/multi_array/iterator.hpp b/include/boost/multi_array/iterator.hpp
index 756bb86..628fc59 100644
--- a/include/boost/multi_array/iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/multi_array/iterator.hpp
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ class array_iterator
       , Reference
     >
     , private
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC,==1200)
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
       mpl::aux::msvc_eti_base<typename 
 #endif 
           value_accessor_generator<T,NumDims>::type
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC,==1200)
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
       >::type
 #endif 
 {