diff --git a/include/gsl/gsl_assert b/include/gsl/gsl_assert
index 131fa8b..be4676b 100644
--- a/include/gsl/gsl_assert
+++ b/include/gsl/gsl_assert
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 //
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_HAS_EXCEPTIONS) && !_HAS_EXCEPTIONS
 #define GSL_MSVC_USE_STL_NOEXCEPTION_WORKAROUND
+#include <intrin.h>
+#define RANGE_CHECKS_FAILURE 0
 #endif
 
 //
@@ -82,10 +84,15 @@ namespace details
 #if defined(GSL_MSVC_USE_STL_NOEXCEPTION_WORKAROUND)
 
     typedef void  (__cdecl *terminate_handler)();
+    
+    [[noreturn]] inline void __cdecl default_terminate_handler()
+    {
+        __fastfail(RANGE_CHECKS_FAILURE);
+    }
 
     inline gsl::details::terminate_handler& get_terminate_handler() noexcept
     {
-        static terminate_handler handler = &abort;
+        static terminate_handler handler = &default_terminate_handler;
         return handler;
     }