diff --git a/configure/CONFIG.msvcCommon b/configure/CONFIG.msvcCommon
index bbdd014ac..d1b937c38 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG.msvcCommon
+++ b/configure/CONFIG.msvcCommon
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ ARCMD = $(MSVC_PREFIX)lib$(MSVC_SUFFIX) -nologo -verbose -out:$@ $(LIB_OPT_LDFLA
 CC = cl
 
 # OS vendor c preprocessor
-CPP = $(CC) -nologo -C -E
+CPP = $(CC) -C -E
 
 # Configure OS vendor C++ compiler
 #
 # -EHsc - generate code for exceptions
 # -GR - generate code for run time type identification
 #
-CCC = $(CC) -EHsc -GR
+CCC = $(CC) -EHsc -GR -Zc:__cplusplus
 
 # Override CONFIG.gnuCommon settings for cross builds.
 GNU = NO