diff --git a/dtool/src/dtoolbase/dtoolbase.h b/dtool/src/dtoolbase/dtoolbase.h
index 1f62899694..20df8f6c48 100644
--- a/dtool/src/dtoolbase/dtoolbase.h
+++ b/dtool/src/dtoolbase/dtoolbase.h
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@
 #endif
 #endif  /* WIN32_VC */
 
+/*
+  include win32 defns for everything up to WinServer2003, and assume
+  I'm smart enough to use GetProcAddress for backward compat on
+  w95/w98 for newer fns
+*/
+#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0502
+
 #include "dtoolsymbols.h"
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
diff --git a/dtool/src/dtoolbase/dtoolbase_cc.h b/dtool/src/dtoolbase/dtoolbase_cc.h
index dcc01ba0c1..c884b7ce16 100644
--- a/dtool/src/dtoolbase/dtoolbase_cc.h
+++ b/dtool/src/dtoolbase/dtoolbase_cc.h
@@ -108,13 +108,6 @@ typedef ios::iostate ios_iostate;
 typedef ios::seekdir ios_seekdir;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef WIN32_VC
-// include win32 defns for everything up to WinServer2003, and assume I'm smart
-// enough to use GetProcAddress for backward compat on w95/w98 for
-// newer fns
-#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0502
-#endif  // WIN32_VC
-
 #if defined(WIN32_VC) && defined(FORCE_INLINING)
 // If FORCE_INLINING is defined, we use the keyword __forceinline,
 // which tells MS VC++ to override its internal benefit heuristic