diff --git a/intl/msg_hash_ja.c b/intl/msg_hash_ja.c
index 1fe2269509..e3f447ee4a 100644
--- a/intl/msg_hash_ja.c
+++ b/intl/msg_hash_ja.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "../msg_hash.h"
 #include "../verbosity.h"
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(_XBOX) && (_MSC_VER >= 1500 && _MSC_VER < 1900)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(_XBOX)
 #if (_MSC_VER >= 1700)
 /* https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/980263 */
 #pragma execution_character_set("utf-8")
diff --git a/intl/msg_hash_ko.c b/intl/msg_hash_ko.c
index 64d327eafe..3214b995f7 100644
--- a/intl/msg_hash_ko.c
+++ b/intl/msg_hash_ko.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #ifdef RARCH_INTERNAL
 #include "../configuration.h"
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(_XBOX) && (_MSC_VER >= 1500 && _MSC_VER < 1900)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(_XBOX)
 #if (_MSC_VER >= 1700)
 /* https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/980263 */
 #pragma execution_character_set("utf-8")
diff --git a/pkg/msvc/msvc-2005/RetroArch-msvc2005.vcproj b/pkg/msvc/msvc-2005/RetroArch-msvc2005.vcproj
index c8a78f4bfb..450c6e2f24 100644
--- a/pkg/msvc/msvc-2005/RetroArch-msvc2005.vcproj
+++ b/pkg/msvc/msvc-2005/RetroArch-msvc2005.vcproj
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\libretro-common\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\libretro-common\include\compat\msvc&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\libretro-common\include\compat\zlib&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\deps&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\deps\stb&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\deps\rcheevos\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\gfx\include&quot;;&quot;$(INETSDK)\Include&quot;;&quot;$(DXSDK_DIR)\Include&quot;"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\..\libretro-common\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\..\libretro-common\include\compat\msvc&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\..\libretro-common\include\compat\zlib&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\..\deps&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\..\deps\stb&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\..\deps\rcheevos\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\..\gfx\include&quot;;&quot;$(INETSDK)\Include&quot;;&quot;$(DXSDK_DIR)\Include&quot;"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WIN32_WINNT=0x0410;_WIN32;RARCH_INTERNAL;HAVE_THREADS;HAVE_CC_RESAMPLER;HAVE_RUNAHEAD;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_LANGEXTRA;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RPNG;HAVE_CHEEVOS;RC_DISABLE_LUA;HAVE_RJPEG;HAVE_RBMP;HAVE_RTGA;HAVE_IMAGEVIEWER;HAVE_XMB;WANT_ZLIB;HAVE_DINPUT;HAVE_XAUDIO;HAVE_DSOUND;HAVE_UPDATE_ASSETS;HAVE_DYLIB;HAVE_NETWORKING;HAVE_NETWORK_CMD;HAVE_COMMAND;HAVE_STDIN_CMD;HAVE_RTHREADS;HAVE_DYNAMIC;HAVE_OVERLAY;HAVE_RGUI;HAVE_MENU;HAVE_7ZIP;HAVE_MATERIALUI;HAVE_LIBRETRODB;HAVE_STB_FONT;__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"