diff --git a/Common/Atomic_Win32.h b/Common/Atomic_Win32.h
index e15101733..7040deb80 100644
--- a/Common/Atomic_Win32.h
+++ b/Common/Atomic_Win32.h
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ inline void AtomicStoreRelease(volatile T& dest, U value)
 	dest = (T)value; // 32-bit writes are always atomic
 }
 
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+void *_InterlockedExchangePointer_acq(void *volatile *, void volatile *);
+#endif
+
 template <typename T, typename U>
 inline T* AtomicExchangeAcquire(T* volatile& loc, U newval)
 {
diff --git a/Common/Common.h b/Common/Common.h
index f93a71c46..0125068dc 100644
--- a/Common/Common.h
+++ b/Common/Common.h
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ private:
 
 // Check MSC ver
 	#if !defined _MSC_VER || _MSC_VER <= 1000
+#ifndef __MINGW32__
 		#error needs at least version 1000 of MSC
+#endif
 	#endif
 
 // Memory leak checks
diff --git a/Common/ConsoleListener.cpp b/Common/ConsoleListener.cpp
index 7f9e0a7f7..b969b6808 100644
--- a/Common/ConsoleListener.cpp
+++ b/Common/ConsoleListener.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ ConsoleListener::~ConsoleListener()
 	Close();
 }
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__MINGW32__)
 // Handle console event
 bool WINAPI ConsoleHandler(DWORD msgType)
 {
diff --git a/Common/FileUtil.h b/Common/FileUtil.h
index f0ce75001..fa132b931 100644
--- a/Common/FileUtil.h
+++ b/Common/FileUtil.h
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@
 #include "Common.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
+#ifndef __MINGW32__
 inline struct tm* localtime_r(const time_t *clock, struct tm *result) {
 	if (localtime_s(result, clock) == 0)
 		return result;
 	return NULL;
 }
 #endif
+#endif
 
 namespace File {
 
diff --git a/Common/MsgHandler.h b/Common/MsgHandler.h
index 97e865bed..75e8137e1 100644
--- a/Common/MsgHandler.h
+++ b/Common/MsgHandler.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ extern bool MsgAlert(bool yes_no, int Style, const char* format, ...)
 void SetEnableAlert(bool enable);
 
 #ifndef GEKKO
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__MINGW32__)
 	#define PanicAlert(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, WARNING, format, __VA_ARGS__) 
 	#define PanicYesNo(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, WARNING, format, __VA_ARGS__) 
 #else