diff --git a/config.h.W32.template b/config.h.W32.template
index 450be4fb..117ea4ab 100644
--- a/config.h.W32.template
+++ b/config.h.W32.template
@@ -268,7 +268,9 @@ this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 #define HAVE_STRICMP 1
 
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <strings.h> header file. */
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
 #define HAVE_STRINGS_H 1
+#endif
 
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <string.h> header file. */
 #define HAVE_STRING_H 1
diff --git a/job.c b/job.c
index 4da0244c..c2ecf1f9 100644
--- a/job.c
+++ b/job.c
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 /* Default shell to use.  */
 #ifdef WINDOWS32
+#ifdef HAVE_STRINGS_H
 #include <strings.h>	/* for strcasecmp, strncasecmp */
+#endif
 #include <windows.h>
 
 const char *default_shell = "sh.exe";
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index a1703edc..d5e8b04d 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 #ifdef WINDOWS32
 # include <windows.h>
 # include <io.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_STRINGS_H
 # include <strings.h>	/* for strcasecmp */
+#endif
 # include "pathstuff.h"
 # include "sub_proc.h"
 # include "w32err.h"