diff --git a/src/lC_common_h.jl b/src/lC_common_h.jl
index 6a8c0cb..9e5aaf7 100644
--- a/src/lC_common_h.jl
+++ b/src/lC_common_h.jl
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@
 const CURL = Cvoid
 const CURLSH = Cvoid
 
-const curl_socket_t = Cint
-const CURL_SOCKET_BAD = -1
+if Sys.iswindows()
+    const curl_socket_t = Base.OS_HANDLE
+    const CURL_SOCKET_BAD = Base.INVALID_OS_HANDLE
+else
+    const curl_socket_t = Cint
+    const CURL_SOCKET_BAD = -1
+end
 
 # begin enum curl_sslbackend
 const curl_sslbackend = UInt32
diff --git a/src/lC_defines_h.jl b/src/lC_defines_h.jl
index 81dfee0..8bec854 100644
--- a/src/lC_defines_h.jl
+++ b/src/lC_defines_h.jl
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const CURL_SUFFIX_CURL_OFF_TU            = Culong
 const CURL_TYPEOF_CURL_SOCKLEN_T         = socklen_t
 const CURL_PULL_SYS_TYPES_H              = 1
 const CURL_PULL_SYS_SOCKET_H             = 1
-const CURL_SOCKET_BAD                    = -1
 const CURLSSLBACKEND_LIBRESSL            = CURLSSLBACKEND_OPENSSL
 const CURLSSLBACKEND_BORINGSSL           = CURLSSLBACKEND_OPENSSL
 const CURLSSLBACKEND_CYASSL              = CURLSSLBACKEND_WOLFSSL