diff --git a/src/backend/sgpemv2/templates/down_cast.tcc b/src/backend/sgpemv2/templates/down_cast.tcc
index 2453fdb..73dc81a 100644
--- a/src/backend/sgpemv2/templates/down_cast.tcc
+++ b/src/backend/sgpemv2/templates/down_cast.tcc
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
 #ifndef DOWN_CAST_TCC
 #define DOWN_CAST_TCC 1
 
-#include <functional>
-
-#ifndef NDEBUG
+#if (not defined NDEBUG) && (not defined _MSC_VER)
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <signal.h>
@@ -81,6 +79,7 @@ namespace sgpem
     inline To& operator()(From& obj) const
     {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
+  #ifndef _MSC_VER
       try
         {
           return dynamic_cast<To&>(obj);
@@ -95,6 +94,10 @@ namespace sgpem
           kill(me, SIGSTOP);
           throw;
         }
+  #else
+      // For MSVC++ on Win32
+      return dynamic_cast<To&>(obj);
+  #endif
 #else
       return static_cast<To&>(obj);
 #endif
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ namespace sgpem
     template<typename From>
     inline To* operator()(From* obj) const
     {
-#ifndef NDEBUG
+#if (not defined NDEBUG) && (not defined _MSC_VER)
       To* check_ptr = dynamic_cast<To*>(obj);
       if(check_ptr == NULL)
         {