diff --git a/Makefile.win b/Makefile.win
index c1f788f906..f02a6d15ca 100644
--- a/Makefile.win
+++ b/Makefile.win
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ HAVE_SDL = 1
 HAVE_OPENGL = 1
 HAVE_DYLIB = 1
 HAVE_NETPLAY = 1
+HAVE_STDIN_CMD = 1
 HAVE_THREADS = 1
 DYNAMIC = 1
 
@@ -114,9 +115,14 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_DYLIB), 1)
    DEFINES += -DHAVE_DYLIB
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(HAVE_STDIN_CMD), 1)
+   DEFINES += -DHAVE_COMMAND -DHAVE_STDIN_CMD
+   OBJ += command.o
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(HAVE_NETPLAY), 1)
-   DEFINES += -DHAVE_NETPLAY -DHAVE_NETWORK_CMD -DHAVE_COMMAND
-   OBJ += netplay.o command.o
+   DEFINES += -DHAVE_NETPLAY -DHAVE_NETWORK_CMD
+   OBJ += netplay.o
    LIBS += -lws2_32
 endif
 
diff --git a/command.c b/command.c
index 91b5288b0b..06f32c110f 100644
--- a/command.c
+++ b/command.c
@@ -267,8 +267,7 @@ static size_t read_stdin(char *buf, size_t size)
       avail = size;
 
    DWORD has_read = 0;
-   ret = ReadFile(hnd, buf, avail, &has_read, NULL);
-   if (!ret)
+   if (!ReadFile(hnd, buf, avail, &has_read, NULL))
       return 0;
 
    return has_read;