diff --git a/src/SFML/Window/Win32/WindowImplWin32.cpp b/src/SFML/Window/Win32/WindowImplWin32.cpp
index 5ebc8a80c..69fe2eab4 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Window/Win32/WindowImplWin32.cpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Window/Win32/WindowImplWin32.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #endif
 #define _WIN32_WINDOWS 0x0501
 #define _WIN32_WINNT   0x0501
+#define WINVER         0x0501
 #include <SFML/Window/Win32/WindowImplWin32.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Window/WindowStyle.hpp>
 #include <GL/gl.h>