diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2019-05-20-20-26-36.bpo-36965.KsfI-N.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2019-05-20-20-26-36.bpo-36965.KsfI-N.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a531d2c14d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2019-05-20-20-26-36.bpo-36965.KsfI-N.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include of STATUS_CONTROL_C_EXIT without depending on MSC compiler
diff --git a/Modules/main.c b/Modules/main.c
index 6d4b351e5e1..08fb0e0417d 100644
--- a/Modules/main.c
+++ b/Modules/main.c
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 #if defined(HAVE_GETPID) && defined(HAVE_UNISTD_H)
 #  include <unistd.h>   /* getpid() */
 #endif
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#  include <crtdbg.h>   /* STATUS_CONTROL_C_EXIT */
+#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
+#  include <windows.h>  /* STATUS_CONTROL_C_EXIT */
 #endif
 /* End of includes for exit_sigint() */