diff --git a/src/sdl/SDL.cpp b/src/sdl/SDL.cpp
index a9500637..731f0a87 100644
--- a/src/sdl/SDL.cpp
+++ b/src/sdl/SDL.cpp
@@ -2616,6 +2616,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef __WIN32__
+extern "C" {
+  int WinMain()
+  {
+    return(main(__argc, __argv));
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
 void systemMessage(int num, const char *msg, ...)
 {
   char buffer[SYSMSG_BUFFER_SIZE*2];