diff --git a/include/win32/bc/config.h b/include/win32/bc/config.h
index fbf3e55..4ceebc9 100644
--- a/include/win32/bc/config.h
+++ b/include/win32/bc/config.h
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@
 #	define BASEGAME "id1"
 #endif
 
+/* Define this to the base directory for the client to download skins to */
+#ifdef NEWSTYLE
+#	define SKINBASE "base"
+#else
+#	define SKINBASE "qw"
+#endif
+
 /* Define if you have the XFree86 DGA extension */
 #undef HAVE_DGA
 
diff --git a/include/win32/mingw/config.h b/include/win32/mingw/config.h
index 74301db..48e9fde 100644
--- a/include/win32/mingw/config.h
+++ b/include/win32/mingw/config.h
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@
 #	define BASEGAME "id1"
 #endif
 
+/* Define this to the base directory for the client to download skins to */
+#ifdef NEWSTYLE
+#	define SKINBASE "base"
+#else
+#	define SKINBASE "qw"
+#endif
+
 /* Define if you have the XFree86 DGA extension */
 #undef HAVE_DGA
 
diff --git a/include/win32/vc/config.h b/include/win32/vc/config.h
index 864ec8f..27f48be 100644
--- a/include/win32/vc/config.h
+++ b/include/win32/vc/config.h
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@
 #	define BASEGAME "id1"
 #endif
 
+/* Define this to the base directory for the client to download skins to */
+#ifdef NEWSTYLE
+#	define SKINBASE "base"
+#else
+#	define SKINBASE "qw"
+#endif
+
 /* Define if you have the XFree86 DGA extension */
 #undef HAVE_DGA