diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 242297935a..0dfe687e41 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ IF (WIN32)
   IF (NOT CYGWIN)
     ADD_DEFINITIONS (-DBIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1)
     ADD_DEFINITIONS (-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
+    ADD_DEFINITIONS (-D_CONSOLE)
   ENDIF (NOT CYGWIN)
 ENDIF (WIN32)
 
diff --git a/perform/zip_perf.c b/perform/zip_perf.c
index 5e035f3ad5..5729baf837 100644
--- a/perform/zip_perf.c
+++ b/perform/zip_perf.c
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@
 
 #include <zlib.h>
 
-#if defined(MSDOS) || defined(OS2) || defined(_WIN32)
-#  include <fcntl.h>
-#  include <io.h>
-#  define SET_BINARY_MODE(file)     setmode(fileno(file), O_BINARY)
-#else
-#  define SET_BINARY_MODE(file)     /* nothing */
-#endif  /* MSDOS || OS2 || _WIN32 */
-
 #ifdef VMS
 #  define unlink        delete
 #  define GZ_SUFFIX     "-gz"