diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 87cb2bdd3c76e9..fbd0383e46e2c2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4269,6 +4269,11 @@ AS_VAR_IF([with_dbmliborder], [error], [
 ])
 AC_MSG_RESULT($with_dbmliborder)
 
+case $host in
+  *-*-mingw*)
+    CFLAGS_NODIST="$CFLAGS_NODIST -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602";;
+esac
+
 # Determine if windows modules should be used.
 AC_SUBST(USE_WIN32_MODULE)
 USE_WIN32_MODULE='#'