diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/d3d_ctx.cpp b/gfx/drivers_context/d3d_ctx.cpp
index c13f90d8aa..918dec4b2b 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/d3d_ctx.cpp
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/d3d_ctx.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ static void gfx_ctx_d3d_input_driver(void *data,
 #else
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
+#if _WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0501
+   /* winraw only available since XP */
    if (string_is_equal_fast(settings->arrays.input_driver, "raw", 4))
    {
       *input_data = input_winraw.init(name);
@@ -201,6 +203,7 @@ static void gfx_ctx_d3d_input_driver(void *data,
          return;
       }
    }
+#endif
 
    dinput               = input_dinput.init(name);
    *input               = dinput ? &input_dinput : NULL;
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/gdi_ctx.cpp b/gfx/drivers_context/gdi_ctx.cpp
index 0266ecd1e0..f4f1a9c265 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/gdi_ctx.cpp
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/gdi_ctx.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ static void gfx_ctx_gdi_input_driver(void *data,
    (void)data;
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
+#if _WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0501
+   /* winraw only available since XP */
    if (string_is_equal_fast(settings->arrays.input_driver, "raw", 4))
    {
       *input_data = input_winraw.init(joypad_name);
@@ -231,6 +233,7 @@ static void gfx_ctx_gdi_input_driver(void *data,
          return;
       }
    }
+#endif
 
    dinput_gdi  = input_dinput.init(joypad_name);
    *input      = dinput_gdi ? &input_dinput : NULL;
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/wgl_ctx.cpp b/gfx/drivers_context/wgl_ctx.cpp
index a6a01370c4..c7ea50ef39 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/wgl_ctx.cpp
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/wgl_ctx.cpp
@@ -582,6 +582,8 @@ static void gfx_ctx_wgl_input_driver(void *data,
 {
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
+#if _WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0501
+   /* winraw only available since XP */
    if (string_is_equal_fast(settings->arrays.input_driver, "raw", 4))
    {
       *input_data = input_winraw.init(joypad_name);
@@ -592,6 +594,7 @@ static void gfx_ctx_wgl_input_driver(void *data,
          return;
       }
    }
+#endif
 
    dinput_wgl  = input_dinput.init(joypad_name);
    *input      = dinput_wgl ? &input_dinput : NULL;
diff --git a/griffin/griffin.c b/griffin/griffin.c
index 5411778182..2f711d66ab 100644
--- a/griffin/griffin.c
+++ b/griffin/griffin.c
@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ INPUT
 #include "../input/common/x11_input_common.c"
 #endif
 
-#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX)
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX) && _WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0501
+/* winraw only available since XP */
 #include "../input/drivers/winraw_input.c"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/input/input_driver.c b/input/input_driver.c
index 02df7dfd30..9b7cc82dd2 100644
--- a/input/input_driver.c
+++ b/input/input_driver.c
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ static const input_driver_t *input_drivers[] = {
 #ifdef DJGPP
    &input_dos,
 #endif
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX) && _WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0501
+   /* winraw only available since XP */
    &input_winraw,
 #endif
    &input_null,