diff --git a/reactos/include/psdk/winnt.h b/reactos/include/psdk/winnt.h
index 3699fbfd0d0..c95c1312395 100644
--- a/reactos/include/psdk/winnt.h
+++ b/reactos/include/psdk/winnt.h
@@ -4946,10 +4946,24 @@ MemoryBarrier(VOID)
 #error Unknown architecture
 #endif
 
+VOID
+_mm_pause (
+    VOID
+    );
+
+
 #if defined(_M_IX86)
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma intrinsic(_mm_pause)
+#else
 #define YieldProcessor() __asm__ __volatile__("pause");
+#endif
 #elif defined (_M_AMD64)
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define YieldProcessor _mm_pause
+#else
 #define YieldProcessor() __asm__ __volatile__("pause");
+#endif
 #elif defined(_M_PPC)
 #define YieldProcessor() __asm__ __volatile__("nop");
 #elif defined(_M_MIPS)