diff --git a/src/win32/DirectSound.cpp b/src/win32/DirectSound.cpp
index 2aacfc33..a263f906 100644
--- a/src/win32/DirectSound.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/DirectSound.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "../common/SoundDriver.h"
 
 // DirectSound8
+#define DIRECTSOUND_VERSION 0x0800
 #include <dsound.h>
 
 extern bool soundBufferLow;