diff --git a/src/events/SDL_events.c b/src/events/SDL_events.c
index 525e8d6dd..715829e20 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_events.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_events.c
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@
 #endif
 #include "../video/SDL_sysvideo.h"
 
+#undef SDL_PRIs64
+#if (defined(SDL_PLATFORM_WIN32) || defined(SDL_PLATFORM_GDK)) && !defined(SDL_PLATFORM_CYGWIN)
+#define SDL_PRIs64 "I64d"
+#else
+#define SDL_PRIs64 "lld"
+#endif
+
 /* An arbitrary limit so we don't have unbounded growth */
 #define SDL_MAX_QUEUED_EVENTS 65535