diff --git a/src/events/SDL_events.c b/src/events/SDL_events.c
index d5516b37d4..ec8ebfd3cb 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_events.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_events.c
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@
 #include "../video/SDL_sysvideo.h"
 #include "SDL_syswm.h"
 
+#undef SDL_PRIs64
+#if (defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__GDK__)) && !defined(__CYGWIN__)
+#define SDL_PRIs64 "I64d"
+#else
+#define SDL_PRIs64 "lld"
+#endif
+
 /* An arbitrary limit so we don't have unbounded growth */
 #define SDL_MAX_QUEUED_EVENTS 65535