diff --git a/ev.c b/ev.c
index ec212a1..b80b1e0 100644
--- a/ev.c
+++ b/ev.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 #   define EV_USE_NANOSLEEP 0
 # endif
 
-# if HAVE_SELECT && HAVE_SYS_SELECT_H
+# if HAVE_SELECT && (HAVE_SYS_SELECT_H || defined(_MSC_VER))
 #  ifndef EV_USE_SELECT
 #   define EV_USE_SELECT EV_FEATURE_BACKENDS
 #  endif