diff --git a/rosapps/notevil/makefile b/rosapps/notevil/makefile
index b3048645bb3..a4d5bb16b20 100644
--- a/rosapps/notevil/makefile
+++ b/rosapps/notevil/makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ TARGET_APPTYPE = console
 
 TARGET_NAME = notevil
 
-#TARGET_CFLAGS = -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE
+TARGET_CFLAGS = -D__USE_W32API #-DUNICODE -D_UNICODE
 
 TARGET_SDKLIBS = \
 	kernel32.a \