diff --git a/include/amqpcpp.h b/include/amqpcpp.h
index 9b2b097..85b7867 100644
--- a/include/amqpcpp.h
+++ b/include/amqpcpp.h
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
+// fix strcasecmp on non linux platforms
+#if (defined(_WIN16) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64) || defined(__WINDOWS__)) && !defined(__CYGWIN__)
+    #define strcasecmp _stricmp 
+#endif
+
 // forward declarations
 #include "amqpcpp/classes.h"