diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_storage_types.h b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_storage_types.h
index f8ebc3938a1..bc3584db03e 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_storage_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_storage_types.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ struct direntry{
 	char	*path;
 #if (defined(WIN32) || defined(WIN64)) && (_MSC_VER>=1500)
 	struct _stat64 s;
+#elif defined(__MINGW32__)
+	struct _stati64 s;
 #else
 	struct	stat s;
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/storage.c b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/storage.c
index f4679aa4dcf..edb6aecabb1 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/storage.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/storage.c
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@
  * Some really low-level file thingies.
  */
 
-/* needed for mingw & _stat64i32 */
-#ifdef FREE_WINDOWS
-# define __MSVCRT_VERSION__ 0x0800
-#endif
-
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>	
@@ -255,6 +250,8 @@ void BLI_builddir(char *dirname, char *relname)
 // Excluding other than current MSVC compiler until able to test.
 #if (defined(WIN32) || defined(WIN64)) && (_MSC_VER>=1500)
 					_stat64(dlink->name,&files[actnum].s);
+#elif defined(__MINGW32__)
+					_stati64(dlink->name,&files[actnum].s);
 #else
 					stat(dlink->name,&files[actnum].s);
 #endif
@@ -449,14 +446,14 @@ int BLI_exist(char *name)
 	if (len > 3 && ( tmp[len-1]=='\\' || tmp[len-1]=='/') ) tmp[len-1] = '\0';
 	res = _stat(tmp, &st);
 	if (res == -1) return(0);
-#elif defined(WIN32) && defined(__MINGW32__)
-	struct stat st;
+#elif defined(__MINGW32__)
+	struct _stati64 st;
 	char tmp[FILE_MAXDIR+FILE_MAXFILE];
 	int len, res;
 	BLI_strncpy(tmp, name, FILE_MAXDIR+FILE_MAXFILE);
 	len = strlen(tmp);
 	if (len > 3 && ( tmp[len-1]=='\\' || tmp[len-1]=='/') ) tmp[len-1] = '\0';
-	res = stat(tmp, &st);
+	res = _stati64(tmp, &st);
 	if (res) return(0);
 #else
 	struct stat st;