diff --git a/include/v8.h b/include/v8.h
index 9f59e4e6b0..a4b73fd1d7 100644
--- a/include/v8.h
+++ b/include/v8.h
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
+// When compiling on MinGW stdint.h is available.
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+#include <stdint.h>
+#else  // __MINGW32__
 typedef signed char int8_t;
 typedef unsigned char uint8_t;
 typedef short int16_t;  // NOLINT
@@ -49,7 +53,8 @@ typedef int int32_t;
 typedef unsigned int uint32_t;
 typedef __int64 int64_t;
 typedef unsigned __int64 uint64_t;
-// intptr_t is defined in crtdefs.h through stdio.h.
+// intptr_t and friends are defined in crtdefs.h through stdio.h.
+#endif  // __MINGW32__
 
 // Setup for Windows DLL export/import. When building the V8 DLL the
 // BUILDING_V8_SHARED needs to be defined. When building a program which uses
diff --git a/src/platform-win32.cc b/src/platform-win32.cc
index 6c4e67a7f2..52068a0f3d 100644
--- a/src/platform-win32.cc
+++ b/src/platform-win32.cc
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@
 
 #include <time.h>  // For LocalOffset() implementation.
 #include <mmsystem.h>  // For timeGetTime().
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+// Require Windows XP or higher when compiling with MinGW. This is for MinGW
+// header files to expose getaddrinfo.
+#undef _WIN32_WINNT
+#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x501
+#endif  // __MINGW32__
 #ifndef __MINGW32__
 #include <dbghelp.h>  // For SymLoadModule64 and al.
 #endif  // __MINGW32__