diff --git a/ext/socket/raddrinfo.c b/ext/socket/raddrinfo.c
index 8184aa0423..74f2f19fab 100644
--- a/ext/socket/raddrinfo.c
+++ b/ext/socket/raddrinfo.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef GETADDRINFO_IMPL
 #  ifdef GETADDRINFO_EMU
 #    define GETADDRINFO_IMPL 0
-#  elif !defined(HAVE_PTHREAD_CREATE) || !defined(HAVE_PTHREAD_DETACH)
+#  elif !defined(HAVE_PTHREAD_CREATE) || !defined(HAVE_PTHREAD_DETACH) || defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__MINGW64__)
 #    define GETADDRINFO_IMPL 1
 #  else
 #    define GETADDRINFO_IMPL 2