diff --git a/target_defaults.gypi b/target_defaults.gypi
index 6b2136e1..356564ed 100644
--- a/target_defaults.gypi
+++ b/target_defaults.gypi
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     ],
     "conditions": [
       ["OS=='win'", {
-        "defines": [ "_UNICODE", "UNICODE", "WIN32=1", "_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=1", "WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN" ]
+        "defines": [ "_UNICODE", "UNICODE", "WIN32=1", "_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=1", "WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN", "_WIN32_WINNT=0x600" ]
       }],
       ["OS=='mac'", {
         "xcode_settings": {