diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4ca288a..f21a130 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ add_definitions(-DHAVE_CONFIG_H=1)
 if(FONTCONFIG_FOUND)
   add_definitions(${FONTCONFIG_DEFINITIONS})
 endif(FONTCONFIG_FOUND)
+if(MINGW)
+  add_definitions(-D_WIN32_IE=0x0500)
+endif(MINGW)
 include_directories(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fofi
diff --git a/cmake/modules/PopplerMacros.cmake b/cmake/modules/PopplerMacros.cmake
index 3651562..7e4dbc1 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/PopplerMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/PopplerMacros.cmake
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ endif(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
   # set the default compile warnings
   set(DEFAULT_COMPILE_WARNINGS_NO)
-  set(DEFAULT_COMPILE_WARNINGS_YES "-ansi -Wall -Wno-write-strings")
-  set(DEFAULT_COMPILE_WARNINGS_KDE "-Wno-long-long -Wundef -ansi -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_BSD_SOURCE -Wcast-align -Wconversion -Wchar-subscripts -Wall -W -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -O2 -Wformat-security -Wmissing-format-attribute -fno-exceptions -fno-check-new -fno-common")
+  set(DEFAULT_COMPILE_WARNINGS_YES "-Wall -Wno-write-strings")
+  set(DEFAULT_COMPILE_WARNINGS_KDE "-Wno-long-long -Wundef -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_BSD_SOURCE -Wcast-align -Wconversion -Wchar-subscripts -Wall -W -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -O2 -Wformat-security -Wmissing-format-attribute -fno-exceptions -fno-check-new -fno-common")
 
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS                "-Wnon-virtual-dtor -Woverloaded-virtual")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "-O2 -g")
diff --git a/goo/gfile.cc b/goo/gfile.cc
index e875630..ff23aae 100644
--- a/goo/gfile.cc
+++ b/goo/gfile.cc
@@ -376,11 +376,11 @@ GooString *makePathAbsolute(GooString *path) {
 
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
   //---------- Win32 ----------
-  char buf[_MAX_PATH];
+  char buf[MAX_PATH];
   char *fp;
 
   buf[0] = '\0';
-  if (!GetFullPathName(path->getCString(), _MAX_PATH, buf, &fp)) {
+  if (!GetFullPathName(path->getCString(), MAX_PATH, buf, &fp)) {
     path->clear();
     return path;
   }