diff --git a/src/msw/volume.cpp b/src/msw/volume.cpp
index 35c487da01..36bf5d08cd 100644
--- a/src/msw/volume.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/volume.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 #include "wx/dynlib.h"
 #include "wx/arrimpl.cpp"
 
+// some compilers require including <windows.h> before <shellapi.h> so do it
+// even if this is not necessary with most of them
+#include "wx/msw/wrapwin.h"
 #include <shellapi.h>
 #include <shlobj.h>
 #include "wx/msw/missing.h"