diff --git a/src/corelib/corelib.pro b/src/corelib/corelib.pro
index 362ac37a59..9a5e832dcb 100644
--- a/src/corelib/corelib.pro
+++ b/src/corelib/corelib.pro
@@ -47,8 +47,14 @@ include(statemachine/statemachine.pri)
 include(mimetypes/mimetypes.pri)
 include(xml/xml.pri)
 
-# otherwise mingw headers do not declare common functions like putenv
-mingw: CONFIG -= strict_c++
+win32 {
+    mingw {
+        # otherwise mingw headers do not declare common functions like putenv
+        CONFIG -= strict_c++
+        # Override MinGW's definition in _mingw.h
+        DEFINES += WINVER=0x600 _WIN32_WINNT=0x0600
+    }
+}
 
 mac|darwin {
     !ios {
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qt_windows.h b/src/corelib/global/qt_windows.h
index 8ac3c2135d..000da29fb8 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qt_windows.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qt_windows.h
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
 #if defined(Q_CC_MINGW)
 // mingw's windows.h does not set _WIN32_WINNT, resulting breaking compilation
 #  ifndef WINVER
-#    define WINVER 0x501
+#    define WINVER 0x600
 #  endif
 #  ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
-#    define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0501
+#    define _WIN32_WINNT 0x600
 #  endif
 #endif