diff --git a/pigz.c b/pigz.c
index e79f45f..c59e0d3 100644
--- a/pigz.c
+++ b/pigz.c
@@ -363,6 +363,17 @@
 #  include <sys/pstat.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef S_IFLNK
+#  define S_IFLNK 0
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+#  define chown(p,o,g) 0
+#  define utimes(p,t)  0
+#  define lstat(p,s)   stat(p,s)
+#  define _exit(s)     exit(s)
+#endif
+
 #include "zlib.h"       /* deflateInit2(), deflateReset(), deflate(), */
                         /* deflateEnd(), deflateSetDictionary(), crc32(),
                            adler32(), inflateBackInit(), inflateBack(),