diff --git a/patches/2.7/0001-fix-pyerror-msvc.patch b/patches/2.7/0001-fix-pyerror-msvc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3537dd1a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/2.7/0001-fix-pyerror-msvc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Include/pyerrors.h
++++ b/Include/pyerrors.h
+@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
+    not rely on any particular behavior; eventually the C99 defn may
+    be reliable.
+ */
+-#if defined(MS_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_SNPRINTF)
++#if defined(MS_WIN32) && _MSC_VER < 1500 && !defined(HAVE_SNPRINTF)
+ # define HAVE_SNPRINTF
+ # define snprintf _snprintf
+ # define vsnprintf _vsnprintf
diff --git a/patches/3.5/0001-fix-pyerror-msvc.patch b/patches/3.5/0001-fix-pyerror-msvc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3537dd1a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/3.5/0001-fix-pyerror-msvc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Include/pyerrors.h
++++ b/Include/pyerrors.h
+@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
+    not rely on any particular behavior; eventually the C99 defn may
+    be reliable.
+ */
+-#if defined(MS_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_SNPRINTF)
++#if defined(MS_WIN32) && _MSC_VER < 1500 && !defined(HAVE_SNPRINTF)
+ # define HAVE_SNPRINTF
+ # define snprintf _snprintf
+ # define vsnprintf _vsnprintf
diff --git a/patches/3.6/0001-fix-pyerror-msvc.patch b/patches/3.6/0001-fix-pyerror-msvc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3537dd1a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/3.6/0001-fix-pyerror-msvc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Include/pyerrors.h
++++ b/Include/pyerrors.h
+@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
+    not rely on any particular behavior; eventually the C99 defn may
+    be reliable.
+ */
+-#if defined(MS_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_SNPRINTF)
++#if defined(MS_WIN32) && _MSC_VER < 1500 && !defined(HAVE_SNPRINTF)
+ # define HAVE_SNPRINTF
+ # define snprintf _snprintf
+ # define vsnprintf _vsnprintf