diff --git a/simgear/environment/metar.cxx b/simgear/environment/metar.cxx
index 8966b771..fa7477f5 100644
--- a/simgear/environment/metar.cxx
+++ b/simgear/environment/metar.cxx
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void SGMetar::useCurrentDate()
 {
 	struct tm now;
 	time_t now_sec = time(0);
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#if defined( _MSC_VER ) || defined ( __MINGW32__ )
 	now = *gmtime(&now_sec);
 #else
 	gmtime_r(&now_sec, &now);