diff --git a/src/Make_mvc.mak b/src/Make_mvc.mak
index 6076dc1..5be53cf 100644
--- a/src/Make_mvc.mak
+++ b/src/Make_mvc.mak
@@ -663,9 +663,6 @@
 !  if "$(OPTIMIZE)" != "SPACE"
 OPTFLAG = $(OPTFLAG) /GL
 !  endif
-# Visual Studio 2005 has 'deprecated' many of the standard CRT functions
-CFLAGS_DEPR = /D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE /D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE
-CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_DEPR)
 ! endif
 
 # (/Wp64 is deprecated in VC9 and generates an obnoxious warning.)
@@ -707,6 +704,12 @@
 ! endif
 !endif # DEBUG
 
+!if $(MSVC_MAJOR) >= 8
+# Visual Studio 2005 has 'deprecated' many of the standard CRT functions
+CFLAGS_DEPR = /D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE /D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE
+CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_DEPR)
+!endif
+
 !include Make_all.mak
 !include testdir\Make_all.mak