diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/sw/src/startwin.game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/sw/src/startwin.game.c
index 024f2f599..394b6f768 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/sw/src/startwin.game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/sw/src/startwin.game.c
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <windowsx.h>
+#ifndef _WIN32_IE
 #define _WIN32_IE 0x0300
+#endif
 #include <commctrl.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -466,7 +468,7 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK startup_dlgproc(HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam,
 
     case WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC:
         if ((HWND)lParam == pages[TAB_MESSAGES])
-            return (BOOL)GetSysColorBrush(COLOR_WINDOW);
+            return (BOOL)(intptr_t)GetSysColorBrush(COLOR_WINDOW);
         break;
 
     default: break;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/testgame/src/startwin.game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/testgame/src/startwin.game.c
index 5ea8e8bd0..a234aafb1 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/testgame/src/startwin.game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/testgame/src/startwin.game.c
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <windowsx.h>
+#ifndef _WIN32_IE
 #define _WIN32_IE 0x0600
+#endif
 #include <commctrl.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -296,7 +298,7 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK startup_dlgproc(HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam,
 
     case WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC:
         if ((HWND)lParam == pages[TAB_MESSAGES])
-            return (BOOL)GetSysColorBrush(COLOR_WINDOW);
+            return (BOOL)(intptr_t)GetSysColorBrush(COLOR_WINDOW);
         break;
 
     default: break;