diff --git a/libretro-common/include/vfs/vfs.h b/libretro-common/include/vfs/vfs.h
index 5366f3340c..bd61c69aa9 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/vfs/vfs.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/vfs/vfs.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ enum vfs_scheme
    VFS_SCHEME_CDROM
 };
 
-#ifndef __WINRT__
+#if !(defined(__WINRT__) && defined(__cplusplus_winrt))
 #ifdef VFS_FRONTEND
 struct retro_vfs_file_handle
 #else