diff --git a/include/windconf.h b/include/windconf.h
index f9378e219..691a7359e 100644
--- a/include/windconf.h
+++ b/include/windconf.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ extern errno_t tmpfile_s(FILE * restrict * restrict streamptr);
 #define __USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO 1
 #endif
 /* extern int getlock(void); */
-extern char *exepath(void);
+extern char *mingw_exepath(void);
 #endif   /* __MINGW32__ */
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER