diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index cbe393a..0a0373e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ impl AutoCfg {
             .arg(&self.out_dir)
             .arg("--emit=llvm-ir");
 
+        let can_cap_lints = self.probe_rustc_version(1, 3);
+        if can_cap_lints {
+            command.arg("--cap-lints=allow");
+        }
+
         if let Some(target) = self.target.as_ref() {
             command.arg("--target").arg(target);
         }
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index d3b1fbb..e299428 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ fn probe_constant() {
     ac.assert_min(1, 39, ac.probe_constant(r#""test".len()"#));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn cap_lints() {
+    let ac = AutoCfg::for_test().unwrap();
+    ac.assert_min(1, 3, ac.probe_constant("1000u8"));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn dir_does_not_contain_target() {
     assert!(!super::dir_contains_target(