1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ac503f6de0..331c4fff90 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -112,8 +112,11 @@ if EXTRA_ENV_COMPILE_ARGS is None:
       EXTRA_ENV_COMPILE_ARGS += ' -D_ftime=_ftime32 -D_timeb=__timeb32 -D_ftime_s=_ftime32_s'
     else:
       EXTRA_ENV_COMPILE_ARGS += ' -D_ftime=_ftime64 -D_timeb=__timeb64'
+  elif 'win32' in sys.platform:
+    EXTRA_ENV_COMPILE_ARGS += ' -D_PYTHON_MSVC'
   elif "linux" in sys.platform or "darwin" in sys.platform:
     EXTRA_ENV_COMPILE_ARGS += ' -fvisibility=hidden -fno-wrapv'
+
 if EXTRA_ENV_LINK_ARGS is None:
   EXTRA_ENV_LINK_ARGS = ''
   if "linux" in sys.platform or "darwin" in sys.platform: