diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c84835d82..56250a12c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ find_package(TBB 4.4 COMPONENTS tbb tbbmalloc)
 # Set up variables if we're using TBB
 if(TBB_FOUND AND GTSAM_WITH_TBB)
 	set(GTSAM_USE_TBB 1)  # This will go into config.h
+       if (${TBB_VERSION_MAJOR} GREATER_EQUAL 2020)
+           set(TBB_GREATER_EQUAL_2020 1)
+       else()
+           set(TBB_GREATER_EQUAL_2020 0)
+       endif()
   # all definitions and link requisites will go via imported targets:
   # tbb & tbbmalloc
   list(APPEND GTSAM_ADDITIONAL_LIBRARIES tbb tbbmalloc)
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.cpp b/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.cpp
index f18ad9c5f..e74d3776d 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ namespace gtsam {
       Key key;
       size_t n;
       boost::tie(key, n) = v;
+#ifdef TBB_GREATER_EQUAL_2020
       values_.emplace(key, x.segment(j, n));
+#else
+      values_.insert(std::make_pair(key, x.segment(j, n)));
+#endif
       j += n;
     }
   }
@@ -60,7 +64,11 @@ namespace gtsam {
   VectorValues::VectorValues(const Vector& x, const Scatter& scatter) {
     size_t j = 0;
     for (const SlotEntry& v : scatter) {
+#ifdef TBB_GREATER_EQUAL_2020
       values_.emplace(v.key, x.segment(j, v.dimension));
+#else
+      values_.insert(std::make_pair(v.key, x.segment(j, v.dimension)));
+#endif
       j += v.dimension;
     }
   }
@@ -70,7 +78,11 @@ namespace gtsam {
   {
     VectorValues result;
     for(const KeyValuePair& v: other)
+#ifdef TBB_GREATER_EQUAL_2020
       result.values_.emplace(v.first, Vector::Zero(v.second.size()));
+#else
+      result.values_.insert(std::make_pair(v.first, Vector::Zero(v.second.size())));
+#endif
     return result;
   }
 
@@ -86,7 +98,11 @@ namespace gtsam {
 
   /* ************************************************************************* */
   VectorValues::iterator VectorValues::emplace(Key j, const Vector& value) {
+#ifdef TBB_GREATER_EQUAL_2020
     std::pair<iterator, bool> result = values_.emplace(j, value);
+#else
+    std::pair<iterator, bool> result = values_.insert(std::make_pair(j, value));
+#endif
     if(!result.second)
       throw std::invalid_argument(
       "Requested to emplace variable '" + DefaultKeyFormatter(j)
@@ -266,7 +282,11 @@ namespace gtsam {
     VectorValues result;
     // The result.end() hint here should result in constant-time inserts
     for(const_iterator j1 = begin(), j2 = c.begin(); j1 != end(); ++j1, ++j2)
+#ifdef TBB_GREATER_EQUAL_2020
       result.values_.emplace(j1->first, j1->second + j2->second);
+#else
+      result.values_.insert(std::make_pair(j1->first, j1->second + j2->second));
+#endif
 
     return result;
   }
@@ -324,7 +344,11 @@ namespace gtsam {
     VectorValues result;
     // The result.end() hint here should result in constant-time inserts
     for(const_iterator j1 = begin(), j2 = c.begin(); j1 != end(); ++j1, ++j2)
+#ifdef TBB_GREATER_EQUAL_2020
       result.values_.emplace(j1->first, j1->second - j2->second);
+#else
+      result.values_.insert(std::make_pair(j1->first, j1->second - j2->second));
+#endif
 
     return result;
   }
@@ -340,7 +364,11 @@ namespace gtsam {
   {
     VectorValues result;
     for(const VectorValues::KeyValuePair& key_v: v)
+#ifdef TBB_GREATER_EQUAL_2020
       result.values_.emplace(key_v.first, a * key_v.second);
+#else
+      result.values_.insert(std::make_pair(key_v.first, a * key_v.second));
+#endif
     return result;
   }
 
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h b/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h
index 46da2d5f9..eed212eda 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h
+++ b/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h
@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ namespace gtsam {
      *  exist, it is inserted and an iterator pointing to the new element, along with 'true', is
      *  returned. */
     std::pair<iterator, bool> tryInsert(Key j, const Vector& value) {
-      return values_.emplace(j, value); 
+#ifdef TBB_GREATER_EQUAL_2020
+      return values_.emplace(j, value);
+#else
+      return values_.insert(std::make_pair(j, value));
+#endif
     }
 
     /** Erase the vector with the given key, or throw std::out_of_range if it does not exist */