diff --git a/src/misc/misc_time.c b/src/misc/misc_time.c
index f066b3f65..5c14345fd 100644
--- a/src/misc/misc_time.c
+++ b/src/misc/misc_time.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Copyright 1990 Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
 #include <string.h>
 
 #if defined(HAS_WINGUI) || defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(_MSC_VER)
-#ifdef HAVE_QUERYPERFORMANCECOUNTER
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
  /*
   * The ngspice.h file included above defines BOOLEAN (via bool.h) and this
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ int gettimeofday(struct timeval * tp, void * unused)
 }
 #endif
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #include "misc_time.h"