diff --git a/include/random b/include/random
index c83db12af..6c36e8c01 100644
--- a/include/random
+++ b/include/random
@@ -3997,7 +3997,18 @@ public:
         {return !(__x == __y);}
 };
 
+#ifndef _LIBCPP_MSVCRT
 extern "C" double lgamma_r(double, int *);
+#endif
+
+inline _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY double __libcpp_lgamma(double __d) {
+#if defined(_LIBCPP_MSVCRT)
+  return lgamma(__d);
+#else
+  int __sign;
+  return lgamma_r(__d, &__sign);
+#endif
+}
 
 template<class _IntType>
 binomial_distribution<_IntType>::param_type::param_type(const result_type __t, const double __p)
@@ -4005,11 +4016,10 @@ binomial_distribution<_IntType>::param_type::param_type(const result_type __t, c
 {
     if (0 < __p_ && __p_ < 1)
     {
-    	int __sign;
         __r0_ = static_cast<result_type>((__t_ + 1) * __p_);
-        __pr_ = _VSTD::exp(lgamma_r(__t_ + 1., &__sign) - 
-                           lgamma_r(__r0_ + 1., &__sign) -
-                           lgamma_r(__t_ - __r0_ + 1., &__sign) + __r0_ * _VSTD::log(__p_) +
+        __pr_ = _VSTD::exp(__libcpp_lgamma(__t_ + 1.) -
+                           __libcpp_lgamma(__r0_ + 1.) -
+                           __libcpp_lgamma(__t_ - __r0_ + 1.) + __r0_ * _VSTD::log(__p_) +
                            (__t_ - __r0_) * _VSTD::log(1 - __p_));
         __odds_ratio_ = __p_ / (1 - __p_);
     }