diff --git a/auto/cc/msvc b/auto/cc/msvc
index 68435ff48..d4c0be4c3 100644
--- a/auto/cc/msvc
+++ b/auto/cc/msvc
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 # MSVC 2015 (14.0)                        cl 19.00
 
 
-NGX_MSVC_VER=`$NGX_WINE $CC 2>&1 | grep 'Compiler Version' 2>&1 \
-                                 | sed -e 's/^.* Version \(.*\)/\1/'`
+NGX_MSVC_VER=`$NGX_WINE $CC 2>&1 | grep 'C/C++.* [0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9]' 2>&1 \
+                                 | sed -e 's/^.* \([0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9].*\)/\1/'`
 
 echo " + cl version: $NGX_MSVC_VER"