diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cb2682b881..9b77bfd289 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ IF (UNIX)
 ENDIF (UNIX)
 IF (MINGW)
   SET( CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Werror -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -Wall -Wunused -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations  -Wno-unused -std=gnu99")
+  SET( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DWINVER=0x0500") # Workaround for bug in gtest on mingw, see https://github.com/google/googletest/issues/893
 ENDIF (MINGW)
 IF (APPLE)
   SET( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-unused-local-typedef")