diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index cd1d7dbd2..25215c5f9 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -28,6 +28,28 @@
 #include "password.h"
 #include "../src/misc.h"
 
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+// gmtime_r can be defined by mingw
+#ifndef gmtime_r
+static struct tm *gmtime_r(const time_t *t, struct tm *r)
+{
+    // gmtime is threadsafe in windows because it uses TLS
+    struct tm *theTm = gmtime(t);
+
+    if (theTm)
+    {
+        *r = *theTm;
+        return r;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+#endif // gmtime_r
+#endif // _WIN32
+
+
 // using tv_usec with a sleep gives a fairly good random number
 static int my_rand(int max)
 {