diff --git a/e_os.h b/e_os.h
index 28bef94bb..f216936e1 100644
--- a/e_os.h
+++ b/e_os.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ extern "C" {
  ********************************************************************/
 /* The following is used becaue of the small stack in some
  * Microsoft operating systems */
-#if defined(OPENSSL_SYS_MSDOS)
+#if defined(OPENSSL_SYS_MSDOS) && !defined(OPENSSL_SYSNAME_WIN32)
 #  define MS_STATIC	static
 #else
 #  define MS_STATIC