diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index 9616eb9fd..a817f8321 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -26,14 +26,9 @@
 #define static_assert(cond, msg) struct global_scope_noop_trick
 #endif
 
-#if defined _MSC_VER || defined(__MINGW32__)
+#if defined(_WIN32)
 
-#if !defined(__MINGW32__)
-#include <Windows.h>
-#else
-// ref: https://github.com/ggerganov/whisper.cpp/issues/168
 #include <windows.h>
-#endif
 
 typedef volatile LONG atomic_int;
 typedef atomic_int atomic_bool;