diff --git a/src/win/util.c b/src/win/util.c
index 6ded755c..9f731ecf 100644
--- a/src/win/util.c
+++ b/src/win/util.c
@@ -490,11 +490,13 @@ uv_err_t uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses,
   unsigned long size = 0;
   IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES* adapter_addresses;
   IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES* adapter_address;
-  IP_ADAPTER_UNICAST_ADDRESS_XP* unicast_address;
   uv_interface_address_t* address;
   struct sockaddr* sock_addr;
   int length;
   char* name;
+  /* Use IP_ADAPTER_UNICAST_ADDRESS_XP to retain backwards compatibility */
+  /* with Windows XP */
+  IP_ADAPTER_UNICAST_ADDRESS_XP* unicast_address;
 
   if (GetAdaptersAddresses(AF_UNSPEC, 0, NULL, NULL, &size)
       != ERROR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW) {
@@ -517,7 +519,8 @@ uv_err_t uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses,
   for (adapter_address = adapter_addresses;
        adapter_address != NULL;
        adapter_address = adapter_address->Next) {
-    unicast_address = adapter_address->FirstUnicastAddress;
+    unicast_address = (IP_ADAPTER_UNICAST_ADDRESS_XP*)
+                      adapter_address->FirstUnicastAddress;
     while (unicast_address) {
       (*count)++;
       unicast_address = unicast_address->Next;
@@ -536,7 +539,8 @@ uv_err_t uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses,
        adapter_address != NULL;
        adapter_address = adapter_address->Next) {
     name = NULL;
-    unicast_address = adapter_address->FirstUnicastAddress;
+    unicast_address = (IP_ADAPTER_UNICAST_ADDRESS_XP*)
+                      adapter_address->FirstUnicastAddress;
 
     while (unicast_address) {
       sock_addr = unicast_address->Address.lpSockaddr;
diff --git a/src/win/winapi.h b/src/win/winapi.h
index c9552ed2..b63c02dc 100644
--- a/src/win/winapi.h
+++ b/src/win/winapi.h
@@ -4323,10 +4323,17 @@ typedef NTSTATUS (NTAPI *sNtSetInformationFile)
 /*
  * Kernel32 headers
  */
-#define FILE_SKIP_COMPLETION_PORT_ON_SUCCESS    0x1
-#define FILE_SKIP_SET_EVENT_ON_HANDLE           0x2
+#ifndef FILE_SKIP_COMPLETION_PORT_ON_SUCCESS
+# define FILE_SKIP_COMPLETION_PORT_ON_SUCCESS 0x1
+#endif
 
-#define SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_DIRECTORY            0x1
+#ifdef FILE_SKIP_SET_EVENT_ON_HANDLE
+# define FILE_SKIP_SET_EVENT_ON_HANDLE 0x2
+#endif
+
+#ifndef SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_DIRECTORY
+# define SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_DIRECTORY 0x1
+#endif
 
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
   typedef struct _OVERLAPPED_ENTRY {