diff --git a/src/thread/windows/SDL_systhread.c b/src/thread/windows/SDL_systhread.c
index 3c7bbae0f..a1c1c2700 100644
--- a/src/thread/windows/SDL_systhread.c
+++ b/src/thread/windows/SDL_systhread.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ SDL_SYS_SetupThread(const char *name)
     {
         RaiseException(0x406D1388, 0, sizeof(inf)/sizeof(DWORD), (DWORD*)&inf);
     }
-    except(EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION)
+    __except(EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION)
     {
         /* The program itself should ignore this bogus exception. */
     }