diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 1ec726dbf47..d9e91fbfca6 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ Library
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
+- Stop providing crtassem.h symbols when compiling with Visual Studio 2010, as
+  msvcr100.dll is not a platform assembly anymore.
+
 - Issue #7078: Set struct.__doc__ from _struct.__doc__.
 
 - Issue #6848: Fix curses module build failure on OS X 10.6.
diff --git a/PC/msvcrtmodule.c b/PC/msvcrtmodule.c
index 48e739f2b76..6c43278f13c 100755
--- a/PC/msvcrtmodule.c
+++ b/PC/msvcrtmodule.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
-#if _MSC_VER >= 1500
+#if _MSC_VER >= 1500 && _MSC_VER < 1600
 #include <crtassem.h>
 #endif
 #endif