diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index 59e84ab45..9d70ebd56 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -28,12 +28,7 @@
 
 #if defined _MSC_VER || defined(__MINGW32__)
 
-#if !defined(__MINGW32__)
-#include <Windows.h>
-#else
-// ref: https://github.com/ggerganov/whisper.cpp/issues/168
 #include <windows.h>
-#endif
 
 typedef volatile LONG atomic_int;
 typedef atomic_int atomic_bool;
diff --git a/llama.cpp b/llama.cpp
index 854bb8993..78cf9395f 100644
--- a/llama.cpp
+++ b/llama.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_POSIX_MAPPED_FILES)
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-#include <Windows.h>
+#include <windows.h>
 #else
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>