diff --git a/include/config1.h b/include/config1.h
index c4e14610c..3a8632564 100644
--- a/include/config1.h
+++ b/include/config1.h
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 #ifndef CROSSCOMPILE
 #define SHORT_FILENAMES
 #endif
+/* this is not fully-implemented yet for msdos */
+#ifdef ENHANCED_SYMBOLS
+#undef ENHANCED_SYMBOLS
+#endif
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/wintty.h b/include/wintty.h
index 87183708e..ec29c112b 100644
--- a/include/wintty.h
+++ b/include/wintty.h
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ extern void docorner(int, int, int);
 extern void end_glyphout(void);
 extern void g_putch(int);
 #ifdef ENHANCED_SYMBOLS
-#if defined(WIN32) || defined(UNIX)
+#if defined(WIN32) || defined(UNIX) || defined(MSDOS)
 extern void g_pututf8(uint8 *);
 #endif
 #endif /* ENHANCED_SYMBOLS */
diff --git a/sys/msdos/video.c b/sys/msdos/video.c
index 6397fa8d8..ae03e2541 100644
--- a/sys/msdos/video.c
+++ b/sys/msdos/video.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "hack.h"
+#include "wintty.h"
 
 #ifndef STUBVIDEO
 #include "pcvideo.h"
@@ -88,6 +89,14 @@ get_scr_size(void)
         txt_get_scr_size();
 }
 
+#ifdef ENHANCED_SYMBOLS
+void g_pututf8(uint8 *utf8str)
+{
+    /* not implemented for msdos (yet) */
+    nhUse(utf8str);
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * --------------------------------------------------------------
  * The rest of this file is only compiled if NO_TERMS is defined.
diff --git a/win/share/tilemap.c b/win/share/tilemap.c
index ec26f513b..4842fc7a8 100644
--- a/win/share/tilemap.c
+++ b/win/share/tilemap.c
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ extern void exit(int);
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CROSSCOMPILE) && defined(ENHANCED_SYMBOLS)
-#undef ENHANCED_SYMBOLS
-#endif
-
 struct {
     int idx;
     const char *tilelabel;
diff --git a/win/tty/wintty.c b/win/tty/wintty.c
index 693592fbb..207f396ac 100644
--- a/win/tty/wintty.c
+++ b/win/tty/wintty.c
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ extern void msmsg(const char *, ...);
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifdef MSDOS
-#ifdef ENHANCED_SYMBOLS
-#undef ENHANCED_SYMBOLS
-#endif
-#endif /* MSDOS */
-
 #ifndef NO_TERMS
 #include "tcap.h"
 #endif