diff --git a/code/qcommon/q_shared.h b/code/qcommon/q_shared.h
index b817da05..f70571df 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/q_shared.h
+++ b/code/qcommon/q_shared.h
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 
 //Ignore __attribute__ on non-gcc platforms
 #ifndef __GNUC__
+#ifndef __attribute__
 #define __attribute__(x)
 #endif
+#endif
 
 /**********************************************************************
   VM Considerations
diff --git a/code/qcommon/qcommon.h b/code/qcommon/qcommon.h
index 2530940f..1d438535 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/qcommon.h
+++ b/code/qcommon/qcommon.h
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 
 #include "../qcommon/cm_public.h"
 
+//Ignore __attribute__ on non-gcc platforms
+#ifndef __GNUC__
+#ifndef __attribute__
+#define __attribute__(x)
+#endif
+#endif
+
 //#define	PRE_RELEASE_DEMO
 
 //============================================================================
diff --git a/code/qcommon/qfiles.h b/code/qcommon/qfiles.h
index 1aab668f..bf7ccfdb 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/qfiles.h
+++ b/code/qcommon/qfiles.h
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 // This file must be identical in the quake and utils directories
 //
 
+//Ignore __attribute__ on non-gcc platforms
+#ifndef __GNUC__
+#ifndef __attribute__
+#define __attribute__(x)
+#endif
+#endif
+
 // surface geometry should not exceed these limits
 #define	SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES	1000
 #define	SHADER_MAX_INDEXES	(6*SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES)