diff --git a/client/src/proxmark3.c b/client/src/proxmark3.c
index e0dafe480..1b790f946 100644
--- a/client/src/proxmark3.c
+++ b/client/src/proxmark3.c
@@ -727,6 +727,10 @@ static bool DetectWindowsAnsiSupport(void) {
         RegCloseKey(hKey);
     }
 
+#ifndef ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING
+#define ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING 0x0004
+#endif
+
     HANDLE hOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
     DWORD dwMode = 0;
     GetConsoleMode(hOut, &dwMode);