diff --git a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginInternal.hpp b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginInternal.hpp
index 7919680d9..aca5ce327 100644
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginInternal.hpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginInternal.hpp
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ struct CarlaPlugin::ProtectedData {
     bool enabled;
     bool needsReset;
 
-    void* lib;
-    void* uiLib;
+    lib_t lib;
+    lib_t uiLib;
 
     // misc
     int8_t ctrlChannel;
diff --git a/source/bridges-ui/CarlaBridgeClient.hpp b/source/bridges-ui/CarlaBridgeClient.hpp
index b9efa2328..3592c3115 100644
--- a/source/bridges-ui/CarlaBridgeClient.hpp
+++ b/source/bridges-ui/CarlaBridgeClient.hpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ private:
     struct UI {
         CarlaBridgeToolkit* const toolkit;
         CarlaString filename;
-        void* lib;
+        lib_t lib;
         bool quit;
 
         UI(CarlaBridgeToolkit* const toolkit_)
diff --git a/source/discovery/carla-discovery.cpp b/source/discovery/carla-discovery.cpp
index 1d8f52642..0f5d32687 100644
--- a/source/discovery/carla-discovery.cpp
+++ b/source/discovery/carla-discovery.cpp
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     }
 
     bool openLib = false;
-    void* handle = nullptr;
+    lib_t handle = nullptr;
 
     switch (type)
     {
diff --git a/source/utils/CarlaLibCounter.hpp b/source/utils/CarlaLibCounter.hpp
index 574d30330..6c7000207 100644
--- a/source/utils/CarlaLibCounter.hpp
+++ b/source/utils/CarlaLibCounter.hpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
         fLibs.clear();
     }
 
-    void* open(const char* const filename, const bool canDelete = true) noexcept
+    lib_t open(const char* const filename, const bool canDelete = true) noexcept
     {
         CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(filename != nullptr && filename[0] != '\0', nullptr);
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public:
             }
         }
 
-        void* const libPtr(lib_open(filename));
+        const lib_t libPtr(lib_open(filename));
 
         if (libPtr == nullptr)
         {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public:
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    bool close(void* const libPtr) noexcept
+    bool close(const lib_t libPtr) noexcept
     {
         CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(libPtr != nullptr, false);
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     struct Lib {
-        void* lib;
+        lib_t lib;
         const char* filename;
         int count;
         bool canDelete;
diff --git a/source/utils/CarlaLibUtils.hpp b/source/utils/CarlaLibUtils.hpp
index c77c9f831..9435dfd9e 100644
--- a/source/utils/CarlaLibUtils.hpp
+++ b/source/utils/CarlaLibUtils.hpp
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@
 
 #include "CarlaUtils.hpp"
 
-#ifndef CARLA_OS_WIN
+#ifdef CARLA_OS_WIN
+typedef HMODULE lib_t;
+#else
 # include <dlfcn.h>
+typedef void* lib_t;
 #endif
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -32,13 +35,13 @@
  * May return null, in which case "lib_error" has the error.
  */
 static inline
-void* lib_open(const char* const filename) noexcept
+lib_t lib_open(const char* const filename) noexcept
 {
     CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(filename != nullptr && filename[0] != '\0', nullptr);
 
     try {
 #ifdef CARLA_OS_WIN
-        return (void*)::LoadLibraryA(filename);
+        return ::LoadLibraryA(filename);
 #else
         return ::dlopen(filename, RTLD_NOW|RTLD_LOCAL);
 #endif
@@ -50,13 +53,13 @@ void* lib_open(const char* const filename) noexcept
  * If false is returned, "lib_error" has the error.
  */
 static inline
-bool lib_close(void* const lib) noexcept
+bool lib_close(const lib_t lib) noexcept
 {
     CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(lib != nullptr, false);
 
     try {
 #ifdef CARLA_OS_WIN
-        return ::FreeLibrary((HMODULE)lib);
+        return ::FreeLibrary(lib);
 #else
         return (::dlclose(lib) == 0);
 #endif
@@ -69,14 +72,14 @@ bool lib_close(void* const lib) noexcept
  */
 template<typename Func>
 static inline
-Func lib_symbol(void* const lib, const char* const symbol) noexcept
+Func lib_symbol(const lib_t lib, const char* const symbol) noexcept
 {
     CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(lib != nullptr, nullptr);
     CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(symbol != nullptr && symbol[0] != '\0', nullptr);
 
     try {
 #ifdef CARLA_OS_WIN
-        return (Func)::GetProcAddress((HMODULE)lib, symbol);
+        return (Func)::GetProcAddress(lib, symbol);
 #else
         return (Func)(uintptr_t)::dlsym(lib, symbol);
 #endif