diff --git a/desmume/src/frontend/windows/snddx.cpp b/desmume/src/frontend/windows/snddx.cpp
index 7a5a14d1e..fcfe08968 100644
--- a/desmume/src/frontend/windows/snddx.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/frontend/windows/snddx.cpp
@@ -21,15 +21,11 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <mmsystem.h>
-#include "directx/dsound.h"
-
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
-// I have to do this because for some reason because the dxerr8.h header is fubared
-const char*  __stdcall DXGetErrorString8A(HRESULT hr);
-#define DXGetErrorString8 DXGetErrorString8A
-const char*  __stdcall DXGetErrorDescription8A(HRESULT hr);
-#define DXGetErrorDescription8 DXGetErrorDescription8A
+#include <dsound.h>
+#include <dxerr8.h>
 #else
+#include "directx/dsound.h"
 #include "directx/dxerr8.h"
 #endif