diff --git a/cmake_config.h.in b/cmake_config.h.in
index a9774af0c..43f387ec1 100644
--- a/cmake_config.h.in
+++ b/cmake_config.h.in
@@ -13,27 +13,28 @@
   #define open _open
   #define close _close
   #define read _read
+
 #ifdef _WIN64
 	#define lseek _lseeki64
 #else
 	#define lseek _lseek
 #endif
   
-
-
   #define strdup _strdup
   #define fdopen _fdopen
   #define write _write
   #define snprintf _snprintf
-  #ifndef strcasecmp
-	//#define strcasecmp stricmp
-  	#define strcasecmp _stricmp
-	#define snprintf _snprintf
-  #endif
-  
   #define strtoll _strtoi64
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+	#ifndef strcasecmp
+  		#define strcasecmp _stricmp
+		#define snprintf _snprintf
+  	#endif
+#endif
+
+
 
 /* Cache Size, other variables for HDF5 */
 #define DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE	${DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE}
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8e5c3e510..b29c8f65c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -854,6 +854,15 @@ AC_SUBST(HAS_PNETCDF,[$enable_pnetcdf])
 AC_SUBST(HAS_HDF5,[$enable_netcdf_4])
 AC_SUBST(HAS_SZLIB,[$nc_has_szlib])
 
+# Include some specifics for netcdf on windows.
+#AH_VERBATIM([_WIN32_STRICMP],
+AH_BOTTOM(
+[/* Define strcasecmp, snprintf on Win32 systems. */
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	#define strcasecmp _stricmp
+	#define snprintf _snprintf
+#endif])
+
 # Access netcdf specific version of config.h
 AH_BOTTOM([#include "ncconfigure.h"])