diff --git a/example/simple/scp_nonblock.c b/example/simple/scp_nonblock.c
index 9df3b0c..58d1386 100644
--- a/example/simple/scp_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/simple/scp_nonblock.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: scp_nonblock.c,v 1.11 2007/09/24 12:15:45 bagder Exp $
+ * $Id: scp_nonblock.c,v 1.12 2008/09/30 08:55:35 bagder Exp $
  *
  * Sample showing how to do SCP transfers in a non-blocking manner.
  */
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const char *scppath="/tmp/TEST";
     struct stat fileinfo;
     int rc;
+#if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
+    long flag = 1;
+#endif
     off_t got=0;
 
 #ifdef WIN32
@@ -88,6 +91,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     /* FIXME: this can/should be done in a more portable manner */
     rc = fcntl(sock, F_GETFL, 0);
     fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, rc | O_NONBLOCK);
+#elif defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
+    ioctlsocket(sock, FIONBIO, &flag);
 #else
 #error "add support for setting the socket non-blocking here"
 #endif
diff --git a/example/simple/scp_write_nonblock.c b/example/simple/scp_write_nonblock.c
index bbe7976..98fbbaf 100644
--- a/example/simple/scp_write_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/simple/scp_write_nonblock.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: scp_write_nonblock.c,v 1.7 2007/08/09 01:10:11 dfandrich Exp $
+ * $Id: scp_write_nonblock.c,v 1.8 2008/09/30 08:55:35 bagder Exp $
  *
  * Sample showing how to do a simple SCP transfer.
  */
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const char *scppath="/tmp/TEST";
     FILE *local;
     int rc;
+#if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
+    long flag = 1;
+#endif
     char mem[1024];
     size_t nread;
     char *ptr;
@@ -105,6 +108,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     /* FIXME: this can/should be done in a more portable manner */
     rc = fcntl(sock, F_GETFL, 0);
     fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, rc | O_NONBLOCK);
+#elif defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
+    ioctlsocket(sock, FIONBIO, &flag);
 #else
 #error "add support for setting the socket non-blocking here"
 #endif
diff --git a/example/simple/sftp_RW_nonblock.c b/example/simple/sftp_RW_nonblock.c
index d4d03ab..1de11af 100644
--- a/example/simple/sftp_RW_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/simple/sftp_RW_nonblock.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: sftp_RW_nonblock.c,v 1.10 2007/08/09 01:10:11 dfandrich Exp $
+ * $Id: sftp_RW_nonblock.c,v 1.11 2008/09/30 08:55:35 bagder Exp $
  *
  * Sample showing how to do SFTP transfers in a non-blocking manner.
  *
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const char *sftppath="/tmp/TEST"; /* source path */
     const char *dest="/tmp/TEST2";    /* destination path */
     int rc;
+#if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
+    long flag = 1;
+#endif
     LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp_session;
     LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *sftp_handle;
     FILE *tempstorage;
@@ -87,6 +90,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     /* FIXME: this can/should be done in a more portable manner */
     rc = fcntl(sock, F_GETFL, 0);
     fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, rc | O_NONBLOCK);
+#elif defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
+    ioctlsocket(sock, FIONBIO, &flag);
 #else
 #error "add support for setting the socket non-blocking here"
 #endif
diff --git a/example/simple/sftp_mkdir_nonblock.c b/example/simple/sftp_mkdir_nonblock.c
index c093f8b..93466c4 100644
--- a/example/simple/sftp_mkdir_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/simple/sftp_mkdir_nonblock.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: sftp_mkdir_nonblock.c,v 1.9 2007/08/09 01:10:11 dfandrich Exp $
+ * $Id: sftp_mkdir_nonblock.c,v 1.10 2008/09/30 08:55:35 bagder Exp $
  *
  * Sample showing how to do SFTP non-blocking mkdir.
  *
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const char *password="password";
     const char *sftppath="/tmp/sftp_mkdir_nonblock";
     int rc;
+#if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
+    long flag = 1;
+#endif
     LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp_session;
 
 #ifdef WIN32
@@ -91,6 +94,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     /* FIXME: this can/should be done in a more portable manner */
     rc = fcntl(sock, F_GETFL, 0);
     fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, rc | O_NONBLOCK);
+#elif defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
+    ioctlsocket(sock, FIONBIO, &flag);
 #else
 #error "add support for setting the socket non-blocking here"
 #endif
diff --git a/example/simple/sftp_nonblock.c b/example/simple/sftp_nonblock.c
index a97a410..82e761a 100644
--- a/example/simple/sftp_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/simple/sftp_nonblock.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: sftp_nonblock.c,v 1.13 2007/08/09 01:10:11 dfandrich Exp $
+ * $Id: sftp_nonblock.c,v 1.14 2008/09/30 08:55:35 bagder Exp $
  *
  * Sample showing how to do SFTP non-blocking transfers.
  *
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const char *password="password";
     const char *sftppath="/tmp/TEST";
     int rc;
+#if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
+    long flag = 1;
+#endif
     LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp_session;
     LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *sftp_handle;
 
@@ -94,6 +97,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     /* FIXME: this can/should be done in a more portable manner */
     rc = fcntl(sock, F_GETFL, 0);
     fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, rc | O_NONBLOCK);
+#elif defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
+    ioctlsocket(sock, FIONBIO, &flag);
 #else
 #error "add support for setting the socket non-blocking here"
 #endif
diff --git a/example/simple/sftp_write_nonblock.c b/example/simple/sftp_write_nonblock.c
index 5cba62d..85787a1 100644
--- a/example/simple/sftp_write_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/simple/sftp_write_nonblock.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: sftp_write_nonblock.c,v 1.10 2007/08/09 01:10:11 dfandrich Exp $
+ * $Id: sftp_write_nonblock.c,v 1.11 2008/09/30 08:55:35 bagder Exp $
  *
  * Sample showing how to do SFTP non-blocking write transfers.
  *
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const char *loclfile="sftp_write_nonblock.c";
     const char *sftppath="/tmp/sftp_write_nonblock.c";
     int rc;
+#if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
+    long flag = 1;
+#endif
     FILE *local;
     LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp_session;
     LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *sftp_handle;
@@ -106,6 +109,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     /* FIXME: this can/should be done in a more portable manner */
     rc = fcntl(sock, F_GETFL, 0);
     fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, rc | O_NONBLOCK);
+#elif defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
+    ioctlsocket(sock, FIONBIO, &flag);
 #else
 #error "add support for setting the socket non-blocking here"
 #endif
diff --git a/example/simple/sftpdir_nonblock.c b/example/simple/sftpdir_nonblock.c
index e236227..ff3af63 100644
--- a/example/simple/sftpdir_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/simple/sftpdir_nonblock.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: sftpdir_nonblock.c,v 1.10 2007/08/09 01:10:11 dfandrich Exp $
+ * $Id: sftpdir_nonblock.c,v 1.11 2008/09/30 08:55:35 bagder Exp $
  *
  * Sample doing an SFTP directory listing.
  *
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const char *password="password";
     const char *sftppath="/tmp/secretdir";
     int rc;
+#if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
+    long flag = 1;
+#endif
     LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp_session;
     LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *sftp_handle;
 
@@ -91,6 +94,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     /* FIXME: this can/should be done in a more portable manner */
     rc = fcntl(sock, F_GETFL, 0);
     fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, rc | O_NONBLOCK);
+#elif defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
+    ioctlsocket(sock, FIONBIO, &flag);
 #else
 #error "add support for setting the socket non-blocking here"
 #endif