diff --git a/taglib/ape/apefooter.cpp b/taglib/ape/apefooter.cpp
index 6cef213b..0805e9e0 100644
--- a/taglib/ape/apefooter.cpp
+++ b/taglib/ape/apefooter.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void Footer::parse(const ByteVector &data)
 
   // Read the flags
 
-  std::bitset<32> flags(static_cast<unsigned long>(data.mid(20, 4).toUInt(false)));
+  std::bitset<32> flags(TAGLIB_CONSTRUCT_BITSET(data.mid(20, 4).toUInt(false)));
 
   d->headerPresent = flags[31];
   d->footerPresent = !flags[30];
diff --git a/taglib/mpc/mpcproperties.cpp b/taglib/mpc/mpcproperties.cpp
index b644053b..9adc6924 100644
--- a/taglib/mpc/mpcproperties.cpp
+++ b/taglib/mpc/mpcproperties.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void MPC::Properties::read()
   if(d->version >= 7) {
     frames = d->data.mid(4, 4).toUInt(false);
 
-    std::bitset<32> flags(static_cast<unsigned long>(d->data.mid(8, 4).toUInt(false)));
+    std::bitset<32> flags(TAGLIB_CONSTRUCT_BITSET(d->data.mid(8, 4).toUInt(false)));
     d->sampleRate = sftable[flags[17] * 2 + flags[16]];
     d->channels = 2;
   }
diff --git a/taglib/mpeg/mpegheader.cpp b/taglib/mpeg/mpegheader.cpp
index ecd4fc84..c715dbc1 100644
--- a/taglib/mpeg/mpegheader.cpp
+++ b/taglib/mpeg/mpegheader.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void MPEG::Header::parse(const ByteVector &data)
     return;
   }
 
-  std::bitset<32> flags(static_cast<unsigned long>(data.toUInt()));
+  std::bitset<32> flags(TAGLIB_CONSTRUCT_BITSET(data.toUInt()));
 
   // Check for the second byte's part of the MPEG synch
 
diff --git a/taglib/toolkit/taglib.h b/taglib/toolkit/taglib.h
index 920f1b38..811d4584 100644
--- a/taglib/toolkit/taglib.h
+++ b/taglib/toolkit/taglib.h
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
 #define TAGLIB_IGNORE_MISSING_DESTRUCTOR
 #endif
 
+#if (defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1600)
+#define TAGLIB_CONSTRUCT_BITSET(x) static_cast<unsigned long long>(x)
+#else
+#define TAGLIB_CONSTRUCT_BITSET(x) static_cast<unsigned long>(x)
+#endif
+
 #include <string>
 
 //! A namespace for all TagLib related classes and functions