diff --git a/compile b/compile
index 36ff95e..0fed802 100755
--- a/compile
+++ b/compile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if [ "$target_os" = "windows" ]; then
 	SDLPATH="${SDLPATH:=SDL2}" # https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases
 	LUAPATH="${LUAPATH:=lua5.3/src}" # https://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.3.6.tar.gz
 	"$PYTHON" lua_translate
-	"$CC" -std=gnu89 src/main.c -g -L"$MINGWPATH\\lib" -w -Wl,-subsystem,windows -lmingw32 -L"$LUAPATH" -I"$LUAPATH" -I"$SDLPATH/include" -L"$SDLPATH/lib" -lSDL2main -lSDL2 -llua53 -lm -o engine.exe -O3 -Werror -Wall $CFLAGS
+	"$CC" -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0501 -std=gnu89 src/main.c -g -L"$MINGWPATH\\lib" -w -Wl,-subsystem,windows -lmingw32 -L"$LUAPATH" -I"$LUAPATH" -I"$SDLPATH/include" -L"$SDLPATH/lib" -lSDL2main -lSDL2 -llua53 -lm -o engine.exe -O3 -Werror -Wall $CFLAGS
 	exit
 fi