diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de716e4660..c517908c83 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ of the target you wish to build.
 #### Building JUCE Projects
 
 - __macOS/iOS__: macOS 10.11 and Xcode 7.3.1
-- __Windows__: Windows 8.1 and Visual Studio 2015 64-bit
+- __Windows__: Windows 8.1 and Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 64-bit
 - __Linux__: GCC 4.8 (for a full list of dependencies, see
 [here](/docs/Linux%20Dependencies.md)).
 - __Android__: Android Studio on Windows, macOS or Linux
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/system/juce_CompilerSupport.h b/modules/juce_core/system/juce_CompilerSupport.h
index 10636d42cc..32b92a5972 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/system/juce_CompilerSupport.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/system/juce_CompilerSupport.h
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
 // MSVC
 #if JUCE_MSVC
 
- #if _MSC_VER < 1900 // VS2015
-   #error "JUCE requires Visual Studio 2015 or later"
+ #if _MSC_FULL_VER < 190024210  // VS2015
+   #error "JUCE requires Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 or later"
  #endif
 
  #ifndef JUCE_EXCEPTIONS_DISABLED