diff --git a/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_strtod.c b/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_strtod.c
index fe8e48ff4b1..529bf9d1c64 100644
--- a/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_strtod.c
+++ b/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_strtod.c
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@
 
 static inline int is_real(double x)
 {
-  const double infinite = 1.0 / 0.0;
+  /* NOTE: Windows MSVC restrictions, MSVC doesn't allow division through a
+   * zero literal, but allows it through non-const variable set to zero
+   */
+
+  const double divzero = 0.0;
+  const double infinite = 1.0 / divzero;
   return (x < infinite) && (x >= -infinite);
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +106,13 @@ double strtod(FAR const char *str, FAR char **endptr)
   int n;
   int num_digits;
   int num_decimals;
-  const double infinite = 1.0 / 0.0;
+
+  /* NOTE: Windows MSVC restrictions, MSVC doesn't allow division through a
+   * zero literal, but allows it through non-const variable set to zero
+   */
+
+  const double divzero = 0.0;
+  const double infinite = 1.0 / divzero;
 
   /* Skip leading whitespace */
 
diff --git a/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_strtold.c b/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_strtold.c
index cd569561d2d..a043412d04c 100644
--- a/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_strtold.c
+++ b/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_strtold.c
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@
 
 static inline int is_real(long double x)
 {
-  const long double infinite = 1.0L / 0.0L;
+  /* NOTE: Windows MSVC restrictions, MSVC doesn't allow division through a
+   * zero literal, but allows it through non-const variable set to zero
+   */
+
+  const long double divzero = 0.0L;
+  const long double infinite = 1.0L / divzero;
   return (x < infinite) && (x >= -infinite);
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +106,13 @@ long double strtold(FAR const char *str, FAR char **endptr)
   int n;
   int num_digits;
   int num_decimals;
-  const long double infinite = 1.0L / 0.0L;
+
+  /* NOTE: Windows MSVC restrictions, MSVC doesn't allow division through a
+   * zero literal, but allows it through non-const variable set to zero
+   */
+
+  const long double divzero = 0.0L;
+  const long double infinite = 1.0L / divzero;
 
   /* Skip leading whitespace */