diff --git a/evdns.c b/evdns.c
index 1248d2ae..12e4bdae 100644
--- a/evdns.c
+++ b/evdns.c
@@ -124,12 +124,6 @@
 #define u16 ev_uint16_t
 #define u8  ev_uint8_t
 
-#ifdef WIN32
-#define open _open
-#define read _read
-#define close _close
-#endif
-
 /* maximum number of addresses from a single packet */
 /* that we bother recording */
 #define MAX_V4_ADDRS 32
diff --git a/evutil.c b/evutil.c
index 16ac3449..b14b9e49 100644
--- a/evutil.c
+++ b/evutil.c
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@
 #include "strlcpy-internal.h"
 #include "ipv6-internal.h"
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+#define open _open
+#define read _read
+#define close _close
+#define fstat _fstat
+#define stat _stat
+#endif
+
 /**
    Read the contents of 'filename' into a newly allocated NUL-terminated
    string.  Set *content_out to hold this string, and *len_out to hold its