diff --git a/src/backend/common/Workers.cpp b/src/backend/common/Workers.cpp
index 6a4cf0ca..ae09f15b 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/Workers.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/common/Workers.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void getHashrateData(xmrig::IWorker* worker, uint64_t& hashCount, uint64_
 
 
 template<>
-static void getHashrateData<xmrig::CpuLaunchData>(xmrig::IWorker* worker, uint64_t& hashCount, uint64_t&)
+void getHashrateData<xmrig::CpuLaunchData>(xmrig::IWorker* worker, uint64_t& hashCount, uint64_t&)
 {
     hashCount = worker->rawHashes();
 }
diff --git a/src/base/net/stratum/Pool.cpp b/src/base/net/stratum/Pool.cpp
index ba7b12bf..b09559c2 100644
--- a/src/base/net/stratum/Pool.cpp
+++ b/src/base/net/stratum/Pool.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
 #include "base/net/stratum/NullClient.h"
 
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#   define strcasecmp  _stricmp
+#endif
+
+
 namespace xmrig {
 
 
@@ -131,10 +136,10 @@ xmrig::Pool::Pool(const rapidjson::Value &object) :
 
     const char* benchSize = Json::getString(object, kBenchmark, nullptr);
     if (benchSize) {
-        if (stricmp(benchSize, "1M") == 0) {
+        if (strcasecmp(benchSize, "1M") == 0) {
             m_benchSize = 1000000;
         }
-        else if (stricmp(benchSize, "10M") == 0) {
+        else if (strcasecmp(benchSize, "10M") == 0) {
             m_benchSize = 10000000;
         }
     }