diff --git a/test/comprehensive.cpp b/test/comprehensive.cpp
index 6c7cc4d3..d4617181 100644
--- a/test/comprehensive.cpp
+++ b/test/comprehensive.cpp
@@ -1225,6 +1225,9 @@ extern "C" BOOL WINAPI DllMain ( HINSTANCE hInst, DWORD wDataSeg, LPVOID lpvRese
 
 # ifdef BOOST_MSVC
 extern "C" void structured_exception_translator(unsigned int, EXCEPTION_POINTERS*)
+#  if BOOST_MSVC > 1200
+    throw(...)
+#  endif 
 {
     throw;
 }