diff --git a/include/qemu/osdep.h b/include/qemu/osdep.h
index 9eff0be95b..cc61b00ba9 100644
--- a/include/qemu/osdep.h
+++ b/include/qemu/osdep.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ QEMU_EXTERN_C int daemon(int, int);
 #ifdef _WIN32
 /* as defined in sdkddkver.h */
 #ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
-#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0601 /* Windows 7 API (should be in sync with glib) */
+#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0602 /* Windows 8 API (should be >= the one from glib) */
 #endif
 /* reduces the number of implicitly included headers */
 #ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN