diff --git a/include/flatbuffers/stl_emulation.h b/include/flatbuffers/stl_emulation.h
index 67c6768cbf2..fc8e4b1d13f 100644
--- a/include/flatbuffers/stl_emulation.h
+++ b/include/flatbuffers/stl_emulation.h
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
   // See: https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/utility/feature_test
   #if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus >= 202002L \
       || (defined(_MSVC_LANG) && _MSVC_LANG >= 202002L)
-    #define FLATBUFFERS_USE_STD_SPAN 1
+    #if __has_include(<span>)
+      #define FLATBUFFERS_USE_STD_SPAN 1
+    #endif
   #endif
 #endif // FLATBUFFERS_USE_STD_SPAN
 
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ namespace internal {
     SpanIterator(pointer ptr) : ptr_(ptr) {}
     reference operator*() const { return *ptr_; }
     pointer operator->() { return ptr_; }
-    SpanIterator& operator++() { ptr_++; return *this; }  
+    SpanIterator& operator++() { ptr_++; return *this; }
     SpanIterator  operator++(int) { auto tmp = *this; ++(*this); return tmp; }
 
     friend bool operator== (const SpanIterator& lhs, const SpanIterator& rhs) { return lhs.ptr_ == rhs.ptr_; }