diff --git a/modules/gui/qt4/util/qvlcapp.hpp b/modules/gui/qt4/util/qvlcapp.hpp
index 905a4155dae5fc71c01dfc259c8794293d664066..f43c1b526a16b4bc58f5c44cada8840ddcf74328 100644
--- a/modules/gui/qt4/util/qvlcapp.hpp
+++ b/modules/gui/qt4/util/qvlcapp.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QEvent>
 
+#if defined(Q_WS_WIN)
+#   include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
 class QVLCApp : public QApplication
 {
     Q_OBJECT