diff --git a/include/boost/random/poisson_distribution.hpp b/include/boost/random/poisson_distribution.hpp
index 820d8d1..dd20001 100644
--- a/include/boost/random/poisson_distribution.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/random/poisson_distribution.hpp
@@ -34,14 +34,15 @@ public:
   typedef RealType input_type;
   typedef IntType result_type;
 
-#ifndef BOOST_NO_LIMITS_COMPILE_TIME_CONSTANTS
-  BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(std::numeric_limits<IntType>::is_integer);
-  BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(!std::numeric_limits<RealType>::is_integer);
-#endif
-
   explicit poisson_distribution(const RealType& mean = RealType(1))
     : _mean(mean)
   {
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_LIMITS_COMPILE_TIME_CONSTANTS
+    // MSVC fails BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT with std::numeric_limits at class scope
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(std::numeric_limits<IntType>::is_integer);
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(!std::numeric_limits<RealType>::is_integer);
+#endif
+
     assert(mean > RealType(0));
     init();
   }
diff --git a/include/boost/random/uniform_smallint.hpp b/include/boost/random/uniform_smallint.hpp
index 21e5e8c..fb72e84 100644
--- a/include/boost/random/uniform_smallint.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/random/uniform_smallint.hpp
@@ -165,13 +165,14 @@ public:
   typedef IntType input_type;
   typedef IntType result_type;
 
-#ifndef BOOST_NO_LIMITS_COMPILE_TIME_CONSTANTS
-  BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(std::numeric_limits<IntType>::is_integer);
-#endif
-
   explicit uniform_smallint(IntType min = 0, IntType max = 9)
     : _min(min), _max(max)
-  { }
+  {
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_LIMITS_COMPILE_TIME_CONSTANTS
+    // MSVC fails BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT with std::numeric_limits at class scope
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(std::numeric_limits<IntType>::is_integer);
+#endif
+ }
 
   result_type min() const { return _min; }
   result_type max() const { return _max; }