diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index 0ce54a9b..1c1da08b 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@
 #define SPDLOG_DEPRECATED
 #endif
 
+// disable thread local on msvc 2013
+#ifndef SPDLOG_NO_TLS
+#if (defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER < 1900))
+#define SPDLOG_NO_TLS 1
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #include "spdlog/fmt/fmt.h"
 
 namespace spdlog {