diff --git a/include/boost/multi_index/detail/access_specifier.hpp b/include/boost/multi_index/detail/access_specifier.hpp
index 5d367b0..1601bbd 100644
--- a/include/boost/multi_index/detail/access_specifier.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/multi_index/detail/access_specifier.hpp
@@ -27,10 +27,14 @@
 
 /* GCC does not correctly support in-class using declarations for template
  * functions. See http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9810
+ * MSVC 7.1 seems to have a similar problem, though the conditions in which
+ * the error happens are not that simple. I have yet to isolate this
+ * into a snippet suitable for bug reporting.
  */
 
 #if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, <3)||\
-    BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__,==3)&&(__GNUC_MINOR__<4)
+    BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__,==3)&&(__GNUC_MINOR__<4)||\
+    BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC,==1310)
 #define BOOST_MULTI_INDEX_PRIVATE_IF_USING_DECL_FOR_TEMPL_FUNCTIONS public
 #else
 #define BOOST_MULTI_INDEX_PRIVATE_IF_USING_DECL_FOR_TEMPL_FUNCTIONS private