diff --git a/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.c b/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.c
index c64711d403..a27d54cb45 100644
--- a/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.c
@@ -311,6 +311,11 @@ static BOOL IsWindowsBuildVersionAtLeast(DWORD dwBuildNumber)
     WIN_BuildNumber = (os_info.dwBuildNumber & ~0xF0000000);
     return (WIN_BuildNumber >= dwBuildNumber);
 }
+#else
+static BOOL IsWindowsBuildVersionAtLeast(DWORD dwBuildNumber)
+{
+    return TRUE;
+}
 #endif
 
 // apply some static variables so we only call into the Win32 API once per process for each check.