diff --git a/config.recommend b/config.recommend
index 8fe2e84c..5a237fd1 100644
--- a/config.recommend
+++ b/config.recommend
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ NAMESPACE_END
 #endif
 
 // how to declare class constants
-#if (defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1300) || defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
+#if (defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1300) || defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) || defined(__BORLANDC__)
 #	define CRYPTOPP_CONSTANT(x) enum {x};
 #else
 #	define CRYPTOPP_CONSTANT(x) static const int x;