diff --git a/compat/win32.h b/compat/win32.h
index c26384e595..d531130b12 100644
--- a/compat/win32.h
+++ b/compat/win32.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* common Win32 functions for MinGW and Cygwin */
 #include <windows.h>
+#include <conio.h>
 
 static inline int file_attr_to_st_mode (DWORD attr)
 {
diff --git a/compat/winansi.c b/compat/winansi.c
index 4bee335f9e..9217c24b43 100644
--- a/compat/winansi.c
+++ b/compat/winansi.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static void set_console_attr(void)
 static void erase_in_line(void)
 {
 	CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO sbi;
-	long dummy; /* Needed for Windows 7 (or Vista) regression */
+	DWORD dummy; /* Needed for Windows 7 (or Vista) regression */
 
 	if (!console)
 		return;