diff --git a/harbour/source/lang/msggl.c b/harbour/source/lang/msggl.c
index 9f0264d149..d25726a48e 100644
--- a/harbour/source/lang/msggl.c
+++ b/harbour/source/lang/msggl.c
@@ -205,7 +205,17 @@ HB_LANG_ANNOUNCE( GL );
 HB_CALL_ON_STARTUP_BEGIN( hb_lang_Init_GL )
    hb_langRegister( &s_lang );
 HB_CALL_ON_STARTUP_END( hb_lang_Init_GL )
-#if ! defined(__GNUC__) && ! defined(_MSC_VER)
-   #pragma startup hb_lang_Init_GL
-#endif
+
+#if defined(HB_PRAGMA_STARTUP)                                         
+   #pragma startup hb_lang_Init_GL                                     
+#elif defined(HB_MSC_STARTUP)                                          
+   #if _MSC_VER >= 1010                                                
+      #pragma data_seg( ".CRT$XIY" )                                   
+      #pragma comment( linker, "/Merge:.CRT=.data" )                   
+   #else                                                               
+      #pragma data_seg( "XIY" )                                        
+   #endif                                                              
+   static HB_$INITSYM hb_vm_auto_hb_lang_Init_GL = hb_lang_Init_GL;    
+   #pragma data_seg()                                                  
+#endif