diff --git a/desmume/src/cheatSystem.cpp b/desmume/src/cheatSystem.cpp
index 530ed7fe3..0a4c6731b 100644
--- a/desmume/src/cheatSystem.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/cheatSystem.cpp
@@ -621,8 +621,8 @@ BOOL CHEATS::load()
 			}
 			trim(buf);
 			if ((strlen(buf) == 0) || (buf[0] == ';')) continue;
-			if(!strnicmp(buf,"name=",5)) continue;
-			if(!strnicmp(buf,"serial=",7)) continue;
+			if(!strncasecmp(buf,"name=",5)) continue;
+			if(!strncasecmp(buf,"serial=",7)) continue;
 
 			memset(&tmp_cht, 0, sizeof(tmp_cht));
 			if ((buf[0] == 'D') && (buf[1] == 'S'))		// internal
diff --git a/desmume/src/types.h b/desmume/src/types.h
index 1e9a2db84..7635bb275 100644
--- a/desmume/src/types.h
+++ b/desmume/src/types.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER 
 #define strcasecmp(x,y) _stricmp(x,y)
+#define strncasecmp(x, y, l) strnicmp(x, y, l)
 #define snprintf _snprintf
 #else
 #define WINAPI