diff --git a/src/hidapi/windows/hid.c b/src/hidapi/windows/hid.c
index 69b53231c..1d3803c40 100644
--- a/src/hidapi/windows/hid.c
+++ b/src/hidapi/windows/hid.c
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <windows.h>
 
-#ifndef _NTDEF_
-typedef LONG NTSTATUS;
-#endif
-
+#if 0 /* can cause redefinition errors on some toolchains */
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
 #include <ntdef.h>
 #include <winbase.h>
@@ -35,6 +32,11 @@ typedef LONG NTSTATUS;
 #include <ntdef.h>
 #define _wcsdup wcsdup
 #endif
+#endif /* */
+
+#ifndef _NTDEF_
+typedef LONG NTSTATUS;
+#endif
 
 /* SDL C runtime functions */
 #include "../../SDL_internal.h"
@@ -906,7 +908,6 @@ int HID_API_EXPORT_CALL HID_API_CALL hid_get_indexed_string(hid_device *dev, int
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
 HID_API_EXPORT const wchar_t * HID_API_CALL  hid_error(hid_device *dev)
 {
 	return (wchar_t*)dev->last_error_str;
@@ -918,7 +919,7 @@ HID_API_EXPORT const wchar_t * HID_API_CALL  hid_error(hid_device *dev)
 /*#define PICPGM*/
 /*#define S11*/
 #define P32
-#ifdef S11 
+#ifdef S11
   unsigned short VendorID = 0xa0a0;
 	unsigned short ProductID = 0x0001;
 #endif
@@ -928,7 +929,6 @@ HID_API_EXPORT const wchar_t * HID_API_CALL  hid_error(hid_device *dev)
 	unsigned short ProductID = 0x3f;
 #endif
 
-
 #ifdef PICPGM
   unsigned short VendorID = 0x04d8;
   unsigned short ProductID = 0x0033;