diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index d066e903..a7d2a7de 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 // disable thread local on msvc 2013
 #ifndef SPDLOG_NO_TLS
-#if (defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER < 1900))
+#if (defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER < 1900)) || defined(__cplusplus_winrt)
 #define SPDLOG_NO_TLS 1
 #endif
 #endif