diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e84283fa..cde8144f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ if (MSVC AND MSVC_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL 1914)
 endif()
 
 if(MINGW)
-  add_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x600)
+  add_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x601)                # issue #976
 endif()
 
 if(MI_OPT_ARCH_FLAGS)