diff --git a/src/win/Makefile.mingw b/src/win/Makefile.mingw
index 278ef11f7..9c52afaaa 100644
--- a/src/win/Makefile.mingw
+++ b/src/win/Makefile.mingw
@@ -173,14 +173,17 @@ endif
 ifndef DINPUT
  DINPUT		:= n
 endif
+ifndef FAUDIO
+ FAUDIO		:= n
+endif
 ifndef OPENAL
-OPENAL		:= n
+ OPENAL		:= n
 endif
 ifndef FLUIDSYNTH
-FLUIDSYNTH	:= y
+ FLUIDSYNTH	:= y
 endif
 ifndef MUNT
-MUNT		:= y
+ MUNT		:= y
 endif
 ifndef VNC
  VNC		:= n
@@ -747,6 +750,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(OPENAL), y)
  SNDOBJ		+= openal.o
 else
+ ifeq ($(FAUDIO), y)
+  OPTS		+= -DUSE_FAUDIO
+ endif
  SNDOBJ		+= xaudio2.o
 endif