diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/ReaderWriterDAE.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/ReaderWriterDAE.cpp
index fc1a448d41e..3b883f19ad7 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/ReaderWriterDAE.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/ReaderWriterDAE.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #define SERIALIZER() OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::ReentrantMutex> lock(_serializerMutex)
 
-#if  __cplusplus > 199711L
+#if ((defined(_MSVC_LANG) && _MSVC_LANG > 199711L) || __cplusplus > 199711L)
     #define smart_ptr std::unique_ptr
 #else
     #define smart_ptr std::auto_ptr
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ffmpeg/FFmpegImageStream.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/ffmpeg/FFmpegImageStream.cpp
index 69826c45618..9bba5532a00 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ffmpeg/FFmpegImageStream.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ffmpeg/FFmpegImageStream.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 
 #define STREAM_TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS_TO_CONSIDER_IT_DEAD   10
 
+#if ((defined(_MSVC_LANG) && _MSVC_LANG > 199711L) || __cplusplus > 199711L)
+    #define smart_ptr std::unique_ptr
+#else
+    #define smart_ptr std::auto_ptr
+#endif
 
 namespace osgFFmpeg {
 
@@ -23,8 +28,8 @@ FFmpegImageStream::FFmpegImageStream() :
 {
     setOrigin(osg::Image::TOP_LEFT);
 
-    std::auto_ptr<FFmpegDecoder> decoder(new FFmpegDecoder);
-    std::auto_ptr<CommandQueue> commands(new CommandQueue);
+    smart_ptr<FFmpegDecoder> decoder(new FFmpegDecoder);
+    smart_ptr<CommandQueue> commands(new CommandQueue);
 
     m_decoder = decoder.release();
     m_commands = commands.release();
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/gdal/ReaderWriterGDAL.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/gdal/ReaderWriterGDAL.cpp
index 298e02fcc36..113c9c45f2e 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/gdal/ReaderWriterGDAL.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/gdal/ReaderWriterGDAL.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
 
 #define SERIALIZER() OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::ReentrantMutex> lock(_serializerMutex)
 
+#if ((defined(_MSVC_LANG) && _MSVC_LANG > 199711L) || __cplusplus > 199711L)
+    #define smart_ptr std::unique_ptr
+#else
+    #define smart_ptr std::auto_ptr
+#endif
+
 // From easyrgb.com
 float Hue_2_RGB( float v1, float v2, float vH )
 {
@@ -123,7 +129,7 @@ class ReaderWriterGDAL : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
 
             initGDAL();
 
-            std::auto_ptr<GDALDataset> dataset((GDALDataset*)GDALOpen(fileName.c_str(),GA_ReadOnly));
+            smart_ptr<GDALDataset> dataset((GDALDataset*)GDALOpen(fileName.c_str(),GA_ReadOnly));
             if (!dataset.get()) return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED;
 
             int dataWidth = dataset->GetRasterXSize();
@@ -577,7 +583,7 @@ class ReaderWriterGDAL : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
 
             initGDAL();
 
-            std::auto_ptr<GDALDataset> dataset((GDALDataset*)GDALOpen(fileName.c_str(),GA_ReadOnly));
+            smart_ptr<GDALDataset> dataset((GDALDataset*)GDALOpen(fileName.c_str(),GA_ReadOnly));
             if (!dataset.get()) return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED;
 
             int dataWidth = dataset->GetRasterXSize();