diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index aa0cbb3b43..c7ce86e7d4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ PLATFORM=$(COMPILE_PLATFORM)
 endif
 export PLATFORM
 
+ifeq ($(PLATFORM),mingw32)
+  MINGW=1
+endif
+ifeq ($(PLATFORM),mingw64)
+  MINGW=1
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),i86pc)
   COMPILE_ARCH=x86
 endif
@@ -164,7 +171,7 @@ USE_CURL=1
 endif
 
 ifndef USE_CURL_DLOPEN
-  ifeq ($(PLATFORM),mingw32)
+  ifdef MINGW
     USE_CURL_DLOPEN=0
   else
     USE_CURL_DLOPEN=1
@@ -506,7 +513,7 @@ else # ifeq darwin
 # SETUP AND BUILD -- MINGW32
 #############################################################################
 
-ifeq ($(PLATFORM),mingw32)
+ifdef MINGW
 
   ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILING),1)
     # If CC is already set to something generic, we probably want to use
@@ -652,7 +659,7 @@ ifeq ($(PLATFORM),mingw32)
     SDLDLL=SDL2.dll
   endif
 
-else # ifeq mingw32
+else # ifdef MINGW
 
 #############################################################################
 # SETUP AND BUILD -- FREEBSD
@@ -903,7 +910,7 @@ else # ifeq sunos
 
 endif #Linux
 endif #darwin
-endif #mingw32
+endif #MINGW
 endif #FreeBSD
 endif #OpenBSD
 endif #NetBSD
@@ -1642,7 +1649,7 @@ Q3OBJ = \
   $(B)/client/con_log.o \
   $(B)/client/sys_main.o
 
-ifeq ($(PLATFORM),mingw32)
+ifdef MINGW
   Q3OBJ += \
     $(B)/client/con_passive.o
 else
@@ -2086,7 +2093,7 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_VM_COMPILED),true)
   endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(PLATFORM),mingw32)
+ifdef MINGW
   Q3OBJ += \
     $(B)/client/win_resource.o \
     $(B)/client/sys_win32.o
@@ -2254,7 +2261,7 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_VM_COMPILED),true)
   endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(PLATFORM),mingw32)
+ifdef MINGW
   Q3DOBJ += \
     $(B)/ded/win_resource.o \
     $(B)/ded/sys_win32.o \
@@ -2870,7 +2877,7 @@ distclean: clean toolsclean
 	@rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
 
 installer: release
-ifeq ($(PLATFORM),mingw32)
+ifdef MINGW
 	@$(MAKE) VERSION=$(VERSION) -C $(NSISDIR) V=$(V) \
 		SDLDLL=$(SDLDLL) \
 		USE_RENDERER_DLOPEN=$(USE_RENDERER_DLOPEN) \