diff --git a/lib/common/compiler.h b/lib/common/compiler.h
index 95e948352..825f01d80 100644
--- a/lib/common/compiler.h
+++ b/lib/common/compiler.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #  define FORCE_INLINE_ATTR __attribute__((always_inline))
 #elif defined(_MSC_VER)
 #  define FORCE_INLINE_ATTR __forceinline
+
 #else
 #  define FORCE_INLINE_ATTR
 #endif
@@ -38,6 +39,12 @@
 
 #endif
 
+#if  defined(_MSC_VER)
+#  define WIN_CDECL __cdecl
+#else
+#  define WIN_CDECL 
+#endif
+
 /**
  * FORCE_INLINE_TEMPLATE is used to define C "templates", which take constant
  * parameters. They must be inlined for the compiler to eliminate the constant