diff --git a/src/cmd/cgo/out.go b/src/cmd/cgo/out.go
index 43c30a2000..2c3f1e06ff 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cgo/out.go
+++ b/src/cmd/cgo/out.go
@@ -1991,10 +1991,16 @@ typedef size_t GoUintptr;
 typedef float GoFloat32;
 typedef double GoFloat64;
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
+#if !defined(__cplusplus) || _MSVC_LANG <= 201402L
 #include <complex.h>
 typedef _Fcomplex GoComplex64;
 typedef _Dcomplex GoComplex128;
 #else
+#include <complex>
+typedef std::complex<float> GoComplex64;
+typedef std::complex<double> GoComplex128;
+#endif
+#else
 typedef float _Complex GoComplex64;
 typedef double _Complex GoComplex128;
 #endif