diff --git a/src/scripting/vm/vmexec.cpp b/src/scripting/vm/vmexec.cpp
index 252371c40..ad54ae255 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vm/vmexec.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/vm/vmexec.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,11 @@ VMExec_Checked::Exec
 // Note: If the VM is being used in multiple threads, this should be declared as thread_local.
 // ZDoom doesn't need this at the moment so this is disabled.
 
+#ifndef __MINGW32__
 thread_local VMFrameStack GlobalVMStack;
+#else
+VMFrameStack GlobalVMStack;
+#endif
 
 
 //===========================================================================
diff --git a/src/scripting/vm/vmintern.h b/src/scripting/vm/vmintern.h
index e79a2360d..c66489c08 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vm/vmintern.h
+++ b/src/scripting/vm/vmintern.h
@@ -433,7 +433,11 @@ void VMFillParams(VMValue *params, VMFrame *callee, int numparam);
 void VMDumpConstants(FILE *out, const VMScriptFunction *func);
 void VMDisasm(FILE *out, const VMOP *code, int codesize, const VMScriptFunction *func);
 
+#ifndef __MINGW32__
 extern thread_local VMFrameStack GlobalVMStack;
+#else
+extern VMFrameStack GlobalVMStack;
+#endif
 
 typedef std::pair<const class PType *, unsigned> FTypeAndOffset;