diff --git a/common/ptree.cpp b/common/ptree.cpp
index bb1db39eb4..19cb21f94f 100644
--- a/common/ptree.cpp
+++ b/common/ptree.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@
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  */
 
+// Something in either <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp> causes a bunch of compiler
+// errors in <wx/msw/winundef.h> version 2.9 on MinGW.
+#include <macros.h>
+
 #include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
 
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <macros.h>
 #include <ptree.h>
 
 typedef PTREE::const_iterator           CITER;