diff --git a/src/sound/i_musicinterns.h b/src/sound/i_musicinterns.h
index 9d7739ee4..a715e844c 100644
--- a/src/sound/i_musicinterns.h
+++ b/src/sound/i_musicinterns.h
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
 #define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0400
 #endif
+#ifndef USE_WINDOWS_DWORD
+#define USE_WINDOWS_DWORD
+#endif
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <mmsystem.h>
 #else
diff --git a/src/sound/music_gme.cpp b/src/sound/music_gme.cpp
index 07e217cfb..23fe38d33 100644
--- a/src/sound/music_gme.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/music_gme.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 // Uncomment if you are using the DLL version of GME.
 //#define GME_DLL
 
-#define USE_WINDOWS_DWORD
 #include "i_musicinterns.h"
 #include "c_cvars.h"
 #include "critsec.h"