diff --git a/engine/qclib/qcc_cmdlib.c b/engine/qclib/qcc_cmdlib.c
index 8c1fd8802..b3c4b6b84 100644
--- a/engine/qclib/qcc_cmdlib.c
+++ b/engine/qclib/qcc_cmdlib.c
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@
 extern jmp_buf qcccompileerror;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef _WIN64
+	#ifdef _SDL
+		#define snprintf linuxlike_snprintf
+		int VARGS linuxlike_snprintf(char *buffer, int size, const char *format, ...) LIKEPRINTF(3);
+		#define vsnprintf linuxlike_vsnprintf
+		int VARGS linuxlike_vsnprintf(char *buffer, int size, const char *format, va_list argptr);
+		void *__imp__vsnprintf = vsnprintf;
+	#endif
+#endif
+
 // set these before calling CheckParm
 int myargc;
 char **myargv;
diff --git a/engine/qclib/qcc_pr_lex.c b/engine/qclib/qcc_pr_lex.c
index dd4d321fe..2579d9e94 100644
--- a/engine/qclib/qcc_pr_lex.c
+++ b/engine/qclib/qcc_pr_lex.c
@@ -6,15 +6,14 @@
 #endif
 #include "time.h"
 
-// Win64 + SDL = undfined reference to vsnprintf
 #ifdef _WIN64
-#ifdef SDL_MAJOR_VERSION
-		//msvc crap
-		#define snprintf linuxlike_snprintf
-		int VARGS linuxlike_snprintf(char *buffer, int size, const char *format, ...) LIKEPRINTF(3);
-		#define vsnprintf linuxlike_vsnprintf
-		int VARGS linuxlike_vsnprintf(char *buffer, int size, const char *format, va_list argptr);
-#endif
+        #ifdef _SDL
+                #define snprintf linuxlike_snprintf
+                int VARGS linuxlike_snprintf(char *buffer, int size, const char *format, ...) LIKEPRINTF(3);
+                #define vsnprintf linuxlike_vsnprintf
+                int VARGS linuxlike_vsnprintf(char *buffer, int size, const char *format, va_list argptr);
+                //void *__imp__vsnprintf = vsnprintf;
+        #endif
 #endif
 
 #define MEMBERFIELDNAME "__m%s"