diff --git a/include/uv-win.h b/include/uv-win.h
index b744d624..24b22b31 100644
--- a/include/uv-win.h
+++ b/include/uv-win.h
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ typedef struct uv__dirent_s {
   char d_name[1];
 } uv__dirent_t;
 
+#define HAVE_DIRENT_TYPES
 #define UV__DT_DIR     UV_DIRENT_DIR
 #define UV__DT_FILE    UV_DIRENT_FILE
 #define UV__DT_LINK    UV_DIRENT_LINK
diff --git a/test/test-fs.c b/test/test-fs.c
index 2c392251..cc5dc744 100644
--- a/test/test-fs.c
+++ b/test/test-fs.c
@@ -436,7 +436,11 @@ static void scandir_cb(uv_fs_t* req) {
 
   while (UV_EOF != uv_fs_scandir_next(req, &dent)) {
     ASSERT(strcmp(dent.name, "file1") == 0 || strcmp(dent.name, "file2") == 0);
-    ASSERT(dent.type == UV_DIRENT_FILE || dent.type == UV_DIRENT_UNKNOWN);
+#ifdef HAVE_DIRENT_TYPES
+    ASSERT(dent.type == UV_DIRENT_FILE);
+#else
+    ASSERT(dent.type == UV_DIRENT_UNKNOWN);
+#endif
   }
   scandir_cb_count++;
   ASSERT(req->path);
@@ -875,7 +879,11 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_async_dir) {
   ASSERT(scandir_req.ptr);
   while (UV_EOF != uv_fs_scandir_next(&scandir_req, &dent)) {
     ASSERT(strcmp(dent.name, "file1") == 0 || strcmp(dent.name, "file2") == 0);
-    ASSERT(dent.type == UV_DIRENT_FILE || dent.type == UV_DIRENT_UNKNOWN);
+#ifdef HAVE_DIRENT_TYPES
+    ASSERT(dent.type == UV_DIRENT_FILE);
+#else
+    ASSERT(dent.type == UV_DIRENT_UNKNOWN);
+#endif
   }
   uv_fs_req_cleanup(&scandir_req);
   ASSERT(!scandir_req.ptr);
@@ -1695,7 +1703,11 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_symlink_dir) {
   ASSERT(scandir_req.ptr);
   while (UV_EOF != uv_fs_scandir_next(&scandir_req, &dent)) {
     ASSERT(strcmp(dent.name, "file1") == 0 || strcmp(dent.name, "file2") == 0);
-    ASSERT(dent.type == UV_DIRENT_FILE || dent.type == UV_DIRENT_UNKNOWN);
+#ifdef HAVE_DIRENT_TYPES
+    ASSERT(dent.type == UV_DIRENT_FILE);
+#else
+    ASSERT(dent.type == UV_DIRENT_UNKNOWN);
+#endif
   }
   uv_fs_req_cleanup(&scandir_req);
   ASSERT(!scandir_req.ptr);
@@ -1715,7 +1727,11 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_symlink_dir) {
   ASSERT(scandir_req.ptr);
   while (UV_EOF != uv_fs_scandir_next(&scandir_req, &dent)) {
     ASSERT(strcmp(dent.name, "file1") == 0 || strcmp(dent.name, "file2") == 0);
-    ASSERT(dent.type == UV_DIRENT_FILE || dent.type == UV_DIRENT_UNKNOWN);
+#ifdef HAVE_DIRENT_TYPES
+    ASSERT(dent.type == UV_DIRENT_FILE);
+#else
+    ASSERT(dent.type == UV_DIRENT_UNKNOWN);
+#endif
   }
   uv_fs_req_cleanup(&scandir_req);
   ASSERT(!scandir_req.ptr);