diff --git a/src/zipios++/dircoll.cpp b/src/zipios++/dircoll.cpp
index 1c6243da9..5b086f70b 100644
--- a/src/zipios++/dircoll.cpp
+++ b/src/zipios++/dircoll.cpp
@@ -134,13 +134,21 @@ void DirectoryCollection::load( bool recursive, const FilePath &subdir ) {
     if ( *it == "." || *it == ".." || *it == "..." )
       continue ;
 
+# if (defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1800))
+    if ( boost::filesystem::get< is_directory >( it ) && recursive ) {
+      load( recursive, subdir + *it ) ;
+    } else {
+      _entries.push_back( ent = new BasicEntry( subdir + *it, "", _filepath ) ) ;
+      ent->setSize( boost::filesystem::get< boost::filesystem::size >( it ) ) ;
+    }
+#else
     if ( get< is_directory >( it ) && recursive ) {
       load( recursive, subdir + *it ) ;
     } else {
       _entries.push_back( ent = new BasicEntry( subdir + *it, "", _filepath ) ) ;
       ent->setSize( get< boost::filesystem::size >( it ) ) ;
     }
-
+#endif
   }
 }