1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6da2f1f51..86c71f9ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -498,6 +498,8 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET),windows)
 	-lparserutils -lssl -lcrypto -lregex -liconv -lcss -lwapcaplet \
 	-lgdi32 -lcomctl32 -lws2_32 -lmsimg32 -mwindows
   CFLAGS += -U__STRICT_ANSI__ -mwin32
+  # only windows versions after 2000 are supported
+  CFLAGS += '-DWINVER=0x0500'
   WSCFLAGS := -std=c99 \
 	$(WARNFLAGS) -I. -I/${MINGW_INSTALL_ENV}/include \
 	-DCURL_STATICLIB \