diff --git a/c++/carla-bridge/Makefile b/c++/carla-bridge/Makefile
index e268534..4749437 100644
--- a/c++/carla-bridge/Makefile
+++ b/c++/carla-bridge/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ POSIX_LINK_FLAGS   = $(LINK_PLUGIN_FLAGS) $(shell pkg-config --libs jack) -ldl
 WIN_BUILD_FLAGS    = $(BUILD_PLUGIN_FLAGS)
 WIN_32BIT_FLAGS    = $(32BIT_FLAGS)
 WIN_64BIT_FLAGS    = $(64BIT_FLAGS)
-WIN_LINK_FLAGS     = $(LINK_PLUGIN_FLAGS) -mwindows -L../carla-jackbridge
+WIN_LINK_FLAGS     = $(LINK_PLUGIN_FLAGS) -mwindows -L../carla-jackbridge -lpthread
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/c++/carla-bridge/Makefile.dbg b/c++/carla-bridge/Makefile.dbg
index 5447f84..fb93ad4 100644
--- a/c++/carla-bridge/Makefile.dbg
+++ b/c++/carla-bridge/Makefile.dbg
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ POSIX_LINK_FLAGS   = $(LINK_PLUGIN_FLAGS) $(shell pkg-config --libs jack) -ldl
 WIN_BUILD_FLAGS    = $(BUILD_PLUGIN_FLAGS)
 WIN_32BIT_FLAGS    = $(32BIT_FLAGS)
 WIN_64BIT_FLAGS    = $(64BIT_FLAGS)
-WIN_LINK_FLAGS     = $(LINK_PLUGIN_FLAGS) -mwindows -L../carla-jackbridge
+WIN_LINK_FLAGS     = $(LINK_PLUGIN_FLAGS) -mwindows -L../carla-jackbridge -lpthread
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/c++/carla-includes/carla_includes.h b/c++/carla-includes/carla_includes.h
index 5900c22..293ca67 100644
--- a/c++/carla-includes/carla_includes.h
+++ b/c++/carla-includes/carla_includes.h
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
 #ifndef CARLA_INCLUDES_H
 #define CARLA_INCLUDES_H
 
+#ifdef __WINE__
+#  define Q_CORE_EXPORT
+#  define Q_GUI_EXPORT
+#  define QT_NO_STL
+#endif
+
 #include <QtCore/Qt>
 
 // TESTING - remove later
diff --git a/c++/carla-lilv/custom-patches/lilv_fix-mingw-build.patch b/c++/carla-lilv/custom-patches/lilv_fix-mingw-build.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d728f68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c++/carla-lilv/custom-patches/lilv_fix-mingw-build.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff -U 3 -H -b -B -d -r -N -- lilv-0.14.4.old/src/util.c lilv-0.14.4/src/util.c
+--- lilv-0.14.4.old/src/util.c	2012-08-09 21:51:00.000000000 +0100
++++ lilv-0.14.4/src/util.c	2012-09-15 01:20:07.908701939 +0100
+@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
+ #include <string.h>
+ 
+ #ifdef _WIN32
+-#    define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0600  /* for CreateSymbolicLink */
+ #    include <windows.h>
+ #    include <direct.h>
+ #    include <io.h>
+@@ -426,7 +425,7 @@
+ 	int ret = 0;
+ 	if (strcmp(oldpath, newpath)) {
+ #ifdef _WIN32
+-		ret = !CreateSymbolicLink(newpath, oldpath, 0);
++		ret = 0;
+ #else
+ 		ret = symlink(oldpath, newpath);
+ #endif
diff --git a/c++/carla-lilv/lilv-0.14.4/src/util.c b/c++/carla-lilv/lilv-0.14.4/src/util.c
index 6286446..f21383b 100644
--- a/c++/carla-lilv/lilv-0.14.4/src/util.c
+++ b/c++/carla-lilv/lilv-0.14.4/src/util.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#    define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0600  /* for CreateSymbolicLink */
 #    include <windows.h>
 #    include <direct.h>
 #    include <io.h>
@@ -426,7 +425,7 @@ lilv_symlink(const char* oldpath, const char* newpath)
 	int ret = 0;
 	if (strcmp(oldpath, newpath)) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-		ret = !CreateSymbolicLink(newpath, oldpath, 0);
+		ret = 0;
 #else
 		ret = symlink(oldpath, newpath);
 #endif