diff --git a/src/win/internal.h b/src/win/internal.h
index fe435f522..cf739a924 100644
--- a/src/win/internal.h
+++ b/src/win/internal.h
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 #include "../uv-common.h"
 
 #include "tree.h"
-#include "ntdll.h"
-#include "kernel32.h"
+#include "winapi.h"
 
 
 /*
@@ -256,14 +255,9 @@ void uv_set_error(uv_err_code code, int sys_errno);
 
 
 /*
- * Windows api functions that we need to retrieve dynamically
+ * Initialization for the windows and winsock api
  */
 void uv_winapi_init();
 
-extern sRtlNtStatusToDosError pRtlNtStatusToDosError;
-extern sNtQueryInformationFile pNtQueryInformationFile;
-extern sGetQueuedCompletionStatusEx pGetQueuedCompletionStatusEx;
-extern sSetFileCompletionNotificationModes pSetFileCompletionNotificationModes;
-
 
 #endif /* UV_WIN_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/src/win/kernel32.h b/src/win/kernel32.h
deleted file mode 100644
index fb2141d65..000000000
--- a/src/win/kernel32.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors. All rights reserved.
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
- * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
- * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
- * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
- * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
- * IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-#ifndef UV_WIN_KERNEL32_H_
-#define UV_WIN_KERNEL32_H_
-
-#include <windows.h>
-
-
-#define FILE_SKIP_COMPLETION_PORT_ON_SUCCESS    0x1
-#define FILE_SKIP_SET_EVENT_ON_HANDLE           0x2
-
-
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
-  typedef struct _OVERLAPPED_ENTRY {
-      ULONG_PTR lpCompletionKey;
-      LPOVERLAPPED lpOverlapped;
-      ULONG_PTR Internal;
-      DWORD dwNumberOfBytesTransferred;
-  } OVERLAPPED_ENTRY, *LPOVERLAPPED_ENTRY;
-#endif
-
-
-typedef BOOL (WINAPI *sGetQueuedCompletionStatusEx)
-             (HANDLE CompletionPort,
-              LPOVERLAPPED_ENTRY lpCompletionPortEntries,
-              ULONG ulCount,
-              PULONG ulNumEntriesRemoved,
-              DWORD dwMilliseconds,
-              BOOL fAlertable);
-
-typedef BOOL (WINAPI* sSetFileCompletionNotificationModes)
-             (HANDLE FileHandle,
-              UCHAR Flags);
-
-#endif /* UV_WIN_KERNEL32_H_ */
diff --git a/src/win/ntdll.h b/src/win/winapi.h
similarity index 75%
rename from src/win/ntdll.h
rename to src/win/winapi.h
index d5db6ca4b..69a1f2f9e 100644
--- a/src/win/ntdll.h
+++ b/src/win/winapi.h
@@ -19,20 +19,23 @@
  * IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-#ifndef UV_WIN_NTDLL_H_
-#define UV_WIN_NTDLL_H_
+#ifndef UV_WIN_WINAPI_H_
+#define UV_WIN_WINAPI_H_
 
 #include <windows.h>
 
 
+/*
+ * Ntdll headers
+ */
 #ifndef _NTDEF_
   typedef LONG NTSTATUS;
   typedef NTSTATUS *PNTSTATUS;
 #endif
 
-
-#define STATUS_SUCCESS ((NTSTATUS)0x0)
-
+#ifndef STATUS_SUCCESS
+  #define STATUS_SUCCESS ((NTSTATUS) 0x0)
+#endif
 
 typedef struct _IO_STATUS_BLOCK {
   union {
@@ -42,7 +45,6 @@ typedef struct _IO_STATUS_BLOCK {
   ULONG_PTR Information;
 } IO_STATUS_BLOCK, *PIO_STATUS_BLOCK;
 
-
 typedef struct _FILE_PIPE_LOCAL_INFORMATION {
   ULONG NamedPipeType;
   ULONG NamedPipeConfiguration;
@@ -56,7 +58,6 @@ typedef struct _FILE_PIPE_LOCAL_INFORMATION {
   ULONG NamedPipeEnd;
 } FILE_PIPE_LOCAL_INFORMATION, *PFILE_PIPE_LOCAL_INFORMATION;
 
-
 typedef enum _FILE_INFORMATION_CLASS {
   FileDirectoryInformation = 1,
   FileFullDirectoryInformation,
@@ -116,7 +117,6 @@ typedef enum _FILE_INFORMATION_CLASS {
   FileMaximumInformation
 } FILE_INFORMATION_CLASS, *PFILE_INFORMATION_CLASS;
 
-
 typedef ULONG (NTAPI *sRtlNtStatusToDosError)
               (NTSTATUS Status);
 
@@ -127,4 +127,42 @@ typedef NTSTATUS (NTAPI *sNtQueryInformationFile)
                   ULONG Length,
                   FILE_INFORMATION_CLASS FileInformationClass);
 
-#endif /* UV_WIN_NTDLL_H_ */
\ No newline at end of file
+
+/*
+ * Kernel32 headers
+ */
+#define FILE_SKIP_COMPLETION_PORT_ON_SUCCESS    0x1
+#define FILE_SKIP_SET_EVENT_ON_HANDLE           0x2
+
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+  typedef struct _OVERLAPPED_ENTRY {
+      ULONG_PTR lpCompletionKey;
+      LPOVERLAPPED lpOverlapped;
+      ULONG_PTR Internal;
+      DWORD dwNumberOfBytesTransferred;
+  } OVERLAPPED_ENTRY, *LPOVERLAPPED_ENTRY;
+#endif
+
+typedef BOOL (WINAPI *sGetQueuedCompletionStatusEx)
+             (HANDLE CompletionPort,
+              LPOVERLAPPED_ENTRY lpCompletionPortEntries,
+              ULONG ulCount,
+              PULONG ulNumEntriesRemoved,
+              DWORD dwMilliseconds,
+              BOOL fAlertable);
+
+typedef BOOL (WINAPI* sSetFileCompletionNotificationModes)
+             (HANDLE FileHandle,
+              UCHAR Flags);
+
+
+/* Ntapi function pointers */
+extern sRtlNtStatusToDosError pRtlNtStatusToDosError;
+extern sNtQueryInformationFile pNtQueryInformationFile;
+
+
+/* Kernel32 function pointers */
+extern sGetQueuedCompletionStatusEx pGetQueuedCompletionStatusEx;
+extern sSetFileCompletionNotificationModes pSetFileCompletionNotificationModes;
+
+#endif /* UV_WIN_WINAPI_H_ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/uv.gyp b/uv.gyp
index 9e8d41c45..3c22129c0 100644
--- a/uv.gyp
+++ b/uv.gyp
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@
             'src/win/getaddrinfo.c',
             'src/win/handle.c',
             'src/win/internal.h',
-            'src/win/kernel32.h',
             'src/win/loop-watcher.c',
-            'src/win/ntdll.h',
             'src/win/pipe.c',
             'src/win/process.c',
             'src/win/req.c',
@@ -113,6 +111,7 @@
             'src/win/timer.c',
             'src/win/util.c',
             'src/win/winapi.c',
+            'src/win/winapi.h',
           ],
           'link_settings': {
             'libraries': [