diff --git a/include/begin_code.h b/include/begin_code.h
index 664354c30..925d37909 100644
--- a/include/begin_code.h
+++ b/include/begin_code.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 /* By default SDL uses the C calling convention */
 #ifndef SDLCALL
-#ifdef WIN32
+#if defined(WIN32) && !defined(__GNUC__)
 #define SDLCALL __cdecl
 #else
 #define SDLCALL