diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/sdrdaemon/sdrdaemon.pro b/plugins/samplesource/sdrdaemon/sdrdaemon.pro
index 7eef0204c..56283323a 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/sdrdaemon/sdrdaemon.pro
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/sdrdaemon/sdrdaemon.pro
@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@ LIBS += -L../../../sdrbase/$${build_subdir} -lsdrbase
 LIBS += -L../../../lz4/$${build_subdir} -llz4
 
 RESOURCES = ../../../sdrbase/resources/res.qrc
+
+CONFIG(MINGW32):DEFINES += USE_INTERNAL_TIMER=1
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/sdrdaemon/sdrdaemonudphandler.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/sdrdaemon/sdrdaemonudphandler.cpp
index 36d654595..78f704cea 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/sdrdaemon/sdrdaemonudphandler.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/sdrdaemon/sdrdaemonudphandler.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #include "sdrdaemonudphandler.h"
 #include "sdrdaemoninput.h"
 
-const int SDRdaemonUDPHandler::m_rateDivider = 1000/SDRDAEMON_THROTTLE_MS;
-
 SDRdaemonUDPHandler::SDRdaemonUDPHandler(SampleFifo *sampleFifo, MessageQueue *outputMessageQueueToGUI) :
 	m_sdrDaemonBuffer(m_rateDivider),
 	m_dataSocket(0),
@@ -45,7 +43,8 @@ SDRdaemonUDPHandler::SDRdaemonUDPHandler(SampleFifo *sampleFifo, MessageQueue *o
     m_throttlems(SDRDAEMON_THROTTLE_MS),
     m_readLengthSamples(0),
     m_readLength(0),
-    m_throttleToggle(false)
+    m_throttleToggle(false),
+    m_rateDivider(1000/SDRDAEMON_THROTTLE_MS)
 {
     m_udpBuf = new char[SDRdaemonBuffer::m_udpPayloadSize];
 }
@@ -54,6 +53,11 @@ SDRdaemonUDPHandler::~SDRdaemonUDPHandler()
 {
 	stop();
 	delete[] m_udpBuf;
+#ifdef USE_INTERNAL_TIMER
+    if (m_timer) {
+        delete m_timer;
+    }
+#endif
 }
 
 void SDRdaemonUDPHandler::start()
@@ -192,9 +196,16 @@ void SDRdaemonUDPHandler::setSamplerate(uint32_t samplerate)
 void SDRdaemonUDPHandler::connectTimer(const QTimer* timer)
 {
 	qDebug() << "SDRdaemonUDPHandler::connectTimer";
+#ifdef USE_INTERNAL_TIMER
+#warning "Uses internal timer"
+    m_timer = new QTimer();
+    m_timer->start(100);
+#else
 	m_timer = timer;
-    m_throttlems = timer->interval();
-	connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(tick()));
+#endif
+    m_throttlems = m_timer->interval();
+    m_rateDivider = 1000 / m_throttlems;
+    connect(m_timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(tick()));
 }
 
 void SDRdaemonUDPHandler::tick()
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/sdrdaemon/sdrdaemonudphandler.h b/plugins/samplesource/sdrdaemon/sdrdaemonudphandler.h
index 16402875a..d94199807 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/sdrdaemon/sdrdaemonudphandler.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/sdrdaemon/sdrdaemonudphandler.h
@@ -61,15 +61,14 @@ private:
 	MessageQueue *m_outputMessageQueueToGUI;
 	uint32_t m_tickCount;
 	std::size_t m_samplesCount;
-	const QTimer *m_timer;
+    QTimer *m_timer;
 
 	QElapsedTimer m_elapsedTimer;
 	int m_throttlems;
     uint32_t m_readLengthSamples;
     uint32_t m_readLength;
     bool m_throttleToggle;
-
-	static const int m_rateDivider;
+    int m_rateDivider;
 
 	void setSamplerate(uint32_t samplerate);
 	void processData();