diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 46666608d477607eca6847d72a0d73738c1f74e2..c3e5971b8b193bb187c9cef88ea4680ec2423d0e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class BuildExt(build_ext):
     def build_extensions(self):
         ct = self.compiler.compiler_type
         opts = self.c_opts.get(ct, [])
-        if ct == 'unix':
+        if ct in ['unix', 'mingw32']:
             opts.append('-DVERSION_INFO="%s"' % self.distribution.get_version())
             opts.append(cpp_flag(self.compiler))
             if has_flag(self.compiler, '-fvisibility=hidden'):