diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bd11cd61de..65d76a975a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1870,9 +1870,11 @@ include(CMake/OtherTests.cmake)
 
 add_definitions("-DHAVE_CONFIG_H")
 
-# For Windows, all compilers used by CMake should support large files
 if(WIN32)
-  set(USE_WIN32_LARGE_FILES ON)
+  # _fseeki64() requires VS2005
+  if(NOT MSVC OR (MSVC_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL 1400))
+    set(USE_WIN32_LARGE_FILES ON)
+  endif()
 
   # Use the manifest embedded in the Windows Resource
   set(CMAKE_RC_FLAGS "${CMAKE_RC_FLAGS} -DCURL_EMBED_MANIFEST")
@@ -1898,7 +1900,7 @@ if(MSVC)
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /W4")
   endif()
 
-  # Use multithreaded compilation on VS 2008+
+  # Use multithreaded compilation on VS2008+
   if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC" AND MSVC_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL 1500)
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /MP")
   endif()
diff --git a/lib/config-win32.h b/lib/config-win32.h
index 81dd46cf15..d0c551f160 100644
--- a/lib/config-win32.h
+++ b/lib/config-win32.h
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ Vista
 /*                        LARGE FILE SUPPORT                        */
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__MINGW32__)
+/* _fseeki64() requires VS2005 */
+#if (defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1400)) || defined(__MINGW32__)
 #  define USE_WIN32_LARGE_FILES
 /* Number of bits in a file offset, on hosts where this is settable. */
 #  ifdef __MINGW32__