diff --git a/lib/tls/openssl/ssl.c b/lib/tls/openssl/ssl.c
index 01309502d..686e84177 100644
--- a/lib/tls/openssl/ssl.c
+++ b/lib/tls/openssl/ssl.c
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "private-libwebsockets.h"
-
-/* workaround for mingw */
-#if !defined(ECONNABORTED)
-#define ECONNABORTED 103
-#endif
+#include <errno.h>
 
 int openssl_websocket_private_data_index,
 	   openssl_SSL_CTX_private_data_index;