diff --git a/engine/client/pr_csqc.c b/engine/client/pr_csqc.c
index dc8ab673d..157f3d173 100644
--- a/engine/client/pr_csqc.c
+++ b/engine/client/pr_csqc.c
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ typedef enum
 	VF_CL_VIEWANGLES_Y = 35,
 	VF_CL_VIEWANGLES_Z = 36,
 
-#ifndef MINGW
+// GCC hates these within if statements
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma message("FIXME: add cshift")
 #endif
 
diff --git a/engine/gl/gl_shader.c b/engine/gl/gl_shader.c
index c983f57bb..5410aba63 100644
--- a/engine/gl/gl_shader.c
+++ b/engine/gl/gl_shader.c
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ static qboolean Shader_EvaluateCondition(char **ptr)
 		else if (!Q_stricmp(token, "normalmap") )
 			conditiontrue = conditiontrue == !!gl_bump.value;
 
-#ifndef MINGW
+// GCC hates these within if statements "error: expected '}' before 'else'"
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma message("shader fixme")
 #endif
 		else if (!Q_stricmp(token, "diffuse") )