diff --git a/include/boost/json/detail/config.hpp b/include/boost/json/detail/config.hpp
index a11cc0561..933c5de2c 100644
--- a/include/boost/json/detail/config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/json/detail/config.hpp
@@ -40,11 +40,16 @@
 # endif
 #endif
 
-#ifndef BOOST_JSON_NO_DESTROY
-# if defined(__clang__) && defined(__has_cpp_attribute)
+#ifndef BOOST_JSON_NO_ATTRIBUTE_NO_DESTROY
+  // clang, but not clang-cl
+# if defined(__clang__) && !defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(__has_cpp_attribute)
 #  if __has_cpp_attribute(clang::no_destroy)
-#   define BOOST_JSON_NO_DESTROY [[clang::no_destroy]]
+#     define BOOST_JSON_ATTRIBUTE_NO_DESTROY [[clang::no_destroy]]
+#  else
+#    define BOOST_JSON_NO_ATTRIBUTE_NO_DESTROY
 #  endif
+# else
+#   define BOOST_JSON_NO_ATTRIBUTE_NO_DESTROY
 # endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/boost/json/detail/default_resource.hpp b/include/boost/json/detail/default_resource.hpp
index 08b986225..a5c53948f 100644
--- a/include/boost/json/detail/default_resource.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/json/detail/default_resource.hpp
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ default_resource final
     union holder;
 
 #ifndef BOOST_JSON_WEAK_CONSTINIT
-# ifndef BOOST_JSON_NO_DESTROY
+# ifdef BOOST_JSON_NO_ATTRIBUTE_NO_DESTROY
     static holder instance_;
-# else
-    BOOST_JSON_NO_DESTROY
+# else // BOOST_JSON_NO_ATTRIBUTE_NO_DESTROY
+    BOOST_JSON_ATTRIBUTE_NO_DESTROY
     static default_resource instance_;
-# endif
+# endif // BOOST_JSON_NO_ATTRIBUTE_NO_DESTROY
 #endif
 
 public:
diff --git a/include/boost/json/detail/impl/default_resource.ipp b/include/boost/json/detail/impl/default_resource.ipp
index 4eee8304d..6b927c038 100644
--- a/include/boost/json/detail/impl/default_resource.ipp
+++ b/include/boost/json/detail/impl/default_resource.ipp
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ namespace json {
 namespace detail {
 
 #ifndef BOOST_JSON_WEAK_CONSTINIT
-# ifndef BOOST_JSON_NO_DESTROY
+# ifdef BOOST_JSON_NO_ATTRIBUTE_NO_DESTROY
 BOOST_JSON_REQUIRE_CONST_INIT
 default_resource::holder
 default_resource::instance_;
-# else
+# else // BOOST_JSON_NO_ATTRIBUTE_NO_DESTROY
 BOOST_JSON_REQUIRE_CONST_INIT
 default_resource
 default_resource::instance_;
-# endif
+# endif // BOOST_JSON_NO_ATTRIBUTE_NO_DESTROY
 #endif
 
 // this is here so that ~memory_resource