diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b55d49e07..242e68167 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
  Changes between 0.9.6 and 0.9.6a  [xx XXX 2000]
 
+  *) rand_win.c fix for Borland C.
+     [Ulf Möller]
+ 
   *) BN_rshift bugfix for n == 0.
      [Bodo Moeller]
 
diff --git a/crypto/rand/rand_win.c b/crypto/rand/rand_win.c
index 9f2dcff9a..8850b9ae9 100644
--- a/crypto/rand/rand_win.c
+++ b/crypto/rand/rand_win.c
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ static void readtimer(void)
 	DWORD w;
 	LARGE_INTEGER l;
 	static int have_perfc = 1;
-#ifndef __GNUC__
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
 	static int have_tsc = 1;
 	DWORD cyclecount;