diff --git a/quill/include/quill/core/Rdtsc.h b/quill/include/quill/core/Rdtsc.h
index 2a5203b..17b92b7 100644
--- a/quill/include/quill/core/Rdtsc.h
+++ b/quill/include/quill/core/Rdtsc.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ QUILL_NODISCARD QUILL_ATTRIBUTE_HOT inline uint64_t rdtsc() noexcept
   __asm__ volatile("mrs %0, cntvct_el0" : "=r"(virtual_timer_value));
   return static_cast<uint64_t>(virtual_timer_value);
 }
-#elif defined(__ARM_ARCH)
+#elif (defined(__ARM_ARCH) && !defined(_MSC_VER))
 QUILL_NODISCARD QUILL_ATTRIBUTE_HOT inline uint64_t rdtsc() noexcept
 {
   #if (__ARM_ARCH >= 6)
@@ -69,13 +69,7 @@ QUILL_NODISCARD QUILL_ATTRIBUTE_HOT inline uint64_t rdtsc() noexcept
   // soft failover
   return static_cast<uint64_t>(std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count());
 }
-#elif (defined(_M_ARM) || defined(_M_ARM64))
-QUILL_NODISCARD QUILL_ATTRIBUTE_HOT inline uint64_t rdtsc() noexcept
-{
-  // soft failover
-  return static_cast<uint64_t>(std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count());
-}
-#elif (defined(__PPC64__))
+#elif (defined(_M_ARM) || defined(_M_ARM64) || defined(__PPC64__))
 QUILL_NODISCARD QUILL_ATTRIBUTE_HOT inline uint64_t rdtsc() noexcept
 {
   // soft failover