diff --git a/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp b/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp
index 38952e5..92f590c 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifndef CHAISCRIPT_MSVC_12
+#define CHAISCRIPT_HAS_MAGIC_STATICS
+#endif
+
 #include <vector>
 
 #if defined( _LIBCPP_VERSION )
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_value.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_value.hpp
index 87d1054..a6d9c5b 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_value.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_value.hpp
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
       return detail::const_var_impl(t);
     }
 
+#ifdef CHAISCRIPT_HAS_MAGIC_STATICS
   inline Boxed_Value const_var(bool b) {
     static auto t = detail::const_var_impl(true);
     static auto f = detail::const_var_impl(false);
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
       return f;
     }
   }
-
+#endif
 
 }