diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/os.h b/include/spdlog/details/os.h
index af1e4cc4..a4e467cf 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/os.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/os.h
@@ -315,8 +315,12 @@ inline size_t _thread_id()
 //Return current thread id as size_t (from thread local storage)
 inline size_t thread_id()
 {
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER < 1900)
+    return _thread_id();
+#else
     static thread_local const size_t tid = _thread_id();
     return tid;
+#endif
 }