diff --git a/include/SDL_thread.h b/include/SDL_thread.h
index e480a773b..c878c3ab9 100644
--- a/include/SDL_thread.h
+++ b/include/SDL_thread.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ SDL_CreateThread(SDL_ThreadFunction fn, const char *name, void *data,
 /**
  *  Create a thread.
  */
-#define SDL_CreateThread(fn, name, data) SDL_CreateThread(fn, name, data, _beginthreadex, _endthreadex)
+#define SDL_CreateThread(fn, name, data) SDL_CreateThread(fn, name, data, (pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread)_beginthreadex, (pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread)_endthreadex)
 
 #else