diff --git a/src/compat.h b/src/compat.h
index 9caf5e48..b126df90 100644
--- a/src/compat.h
+++ b/src/compat.h
@@ -6,11 +6,17 @@
 #define _BITCOIN_COMPAT_H
 
 #ifdef WIN32
+#ifdef _WIN32_WINNT
+#undef _WIN32_WINNT
+#endif
 #define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0501
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN 1
 #ifndef NOMINMAX
 #define NOMINMAX
 #endif
+#ifdef FD_SETSIZE
+#undef FD_SETSIZE // prevent redefinition compiler warning
+#endif
 #define FD_SETSIZE 1024 // max number of fds in fd_set
 #include <winsock2.h>
 #include <ws2tcpip.h>