diff --git a/engine/common/launcher.c b/engine/common/launcher.c
index e3ed73a4..2a47b597 100644
--- a/engine/common/launcher.c
+++ b/engine/common/launcher.c
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 #include <emscripten.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <unistd.h>
+#if XASH_WIN32
+#include <process.h> // _execve
+#else
+#include <unistd.h> // execve
+#endif
 
 extern char **environ;
 static char szGameDir[128]; // safe place to keep gamedir
diff --git a/game_launch/game.cpp b/game_launch/game.cpp
index 1f50c956..e9ad83c9 100644
--- a/game_launch/game.cpp
+++ b/game_launch/game.cpp
@@ -20,14 +20,15 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 
 #if XASH_POSIX
 #define XASHLIB "libxash." OS_LIB_EXT
+#include <unistd.h> // execve
 #elif XASH_WIN32
 #define XASHLIB "xash.dll"
 #define dlerror() GetStringLastError()
 #include <shellapi.h> // CommandLineToArgvW
+#include <process.h> // _execve
 #else
 #error // port me!
 #endif