1 diff --git a/rtmidi_c.cpp b/rtmidi_c.cpp
2 index 248c9e5..ec1dd38 100644
5 @@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ const char* rtmidi_get_port_name (RtMidiPtr device, unsigned int portNumber)
8 std::string name = ((RtMidi*) device->ptr)->getPortName (portNumber);
9 - return strdup (name.c_str ());
10 +#if defined(_WIN) || defined(WINAPI_FAMILY) //Windows platform
11 + return _strdup (name.c_str ());
12 +#else // Unix platform
13 + return strdup (name.c_str ());
16 } catch (const RtMidiError & err) {