diff --git a/include/libxml/xmlexports.h b/include/libxml/xmlexports.h
index 1c14facf..979103ec 100644
--- a/include/libxml/xmlexports.h
+++ b/include/libxml/xmlexports.h
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
     #endif
   #endif
   #define XMLCALL __cdecl
+  #if !defined _REENTRANT
+    #define _REENTRANT
+  #endif
 #endif
 
 /* Windows platform with Borland compiler */
@@ -63,6 +66,16 @@
     #endif
   #endif
   #define XMLCALL __cdecl
+  #if !defined _REENTRANT
+    #define _REENTRANT
+  #endif
+#endif
+
+/* Windows platform with GNU compiler (Mingw) */
+#if defined(_WIN32) && defined(__MINGW__)
+  #if !defined _REENTRANT
+    #define _REENTRANT
+  #endif
 #endif
 
 /* Cygwin platform, GNU compiler */