diff --git a/libraries/ktx/src/ktx/Reader.cpp b/libraries/ktx/src/ktx/Reader.cpp
index 584bf219c4..e977f9ab4f 100644
--- a/libraries/ktx/src/ktx/Reader.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ktx/src/ktx/Reader.cpp
@@ -13,11 +13,17 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <QtGlobal>
 
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
+#define NOEXCEPT noexcept
+#else
+#define NOEXCEPT
+#endif
+
 namespace ktx {
     class ReaderException: public std::exception {
     public:
         ReaderException(const std::string& explanation) : _explanation("KTX deserialization error: " + explanation) {}
-        const char* what() const noexcept override { return _explanation.c_str(); }
+        const char* what() const NOEXCEPT override { return _explanation.c_str(); }
     private:
         const std::string _explanation;
     };
diff --git a/libraries/ktx/src/ktx/Writer.cpp b/libraries/ktx/src/ktx/Writer.cpp
index 7cc6f9972d..1839624038 100644
--- a/libraries/ktx/src/ktx/Writer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ktx/src/ktx/Writer.cpp
@@ -10,13 +10,18 @@
 //
 #include "KTX.h"
 
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
+#define NOEXCEPT noexcept
+#else
+#define NOEXCEPT
+#endif
 
 namespace ktx {
 
     class WriterException : public std::exception {
     public:
         WriterException(const std::string& explanation) : _explanation("KTX serialization error: " + explanation) {}
-        const char* what() const noexcept override { return _explanation.c_str(); }
+        const char* what() const NOEXCEPT override { return _explanation.c_str(); }
     private:
         const std::string _explanation;
     };