diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0d0e65b41c0..c29ca2ae620 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -454,6 +454,9 @@ case "$target" in
             _CC_SUITE=6
         elif test "$_CC_MAJOR_VERSION" = "13"; then
             _CC_SUITE=7
+            if test "$CXX_VERSION" = "13.10.3077"; then
+                AC_MSG_ERROR([MSVC 7.1 requires Service Pack 1 (see bug 364049).])
+            fi
         elif test "$_CC_MAJOR_VERSION" = "14"; then
             _CC_SUITE=8
             CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -Zc:wchar_t-"