diff --git a/src/xenia/base/main_win.cc b/src/xenia/base/main_win.cc
index e6b1e8029..b8047d280 100644
--- a/src/xenia/base/main_win.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/base/main_win.cc
@@ -44,12 +44,16 @@ void AttachConsole() {
   }
   has_console_attached_ = true;
 
-  FILE* dummy;
-  freopen_s(&dummy, "CONIN$", "rb", stdin);
-  freopen_s(&dummy, "CONOUT$", "wb", stdout);
-  freopen_s(&dummy, "CONOUT$", "wb", stderr);
-
+  auto std_handle = (intptr_t)GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+  auto con_handle = _open_osfhandle(std_handle, _O_TEXT);
+  auto fp = _fdopen(con_handle, "w");
+  *stdout = *fp;
   setvbuf(stdout, nullptr, _IONBF, 0);
+
+  std_handle = (intptr_t)GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE);
+  con_handle = _open_osfhandle(std_handle, _O_TEXT);
+  fp = _fdopen(con_handle, "w");
+  *stderr = *fp;
   setvbuf(stderr, nullptr, _IONBF, 0);
 }