diff --git a/extern/yaml/src/api.c b/extern/yaml/src/api.c
index 0c4732e..54e6679 100644
--- a/extern/yaml/src/api.c
+++ b/extern/yaml/src/api.c
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ yaml_strdup(const yaml_char_t *str)
     if (!str)
         return NULL;
 
+#if _WIN32
+    return (yaml_char_t *)_strdup((char *)str);
+#else
     return (yaml_char_t *)strdup((char *)str);
+#endif
 }
 
 /*