diff --git a/src/utils/timeout.c b/src/utils/timeout.c
index 80518f5bd..4e606de39 100644
--- a/src/utils/timeout.c
+++ b/src/utils/timeout.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ typedef struct timeout_s {
   timeout_state_t state;
   timeout_handler_t handler;
   void *param;
-#ifdef THREAD_SAFE
+#if !defined(MINGW) && defined(THREAD_SAFE)
   struct timespec ts;
   pthread_t thread;
   pthread_mutex_t mutex;
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ typedef struct timeout_s {
 #endif
 } timeout_t;
 
-#ifndef THREAD_SAFE
+
+#if !defined(THREAD_SAFE) || defined(MINGW)
 
 /*
  * Global structure common to both implementation.
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ static timeout_t the_timeout;
 
 #endif
 
+
 #ifndef MINGW