1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/gpgtar-extract.c b/tools/gpgtar-extract.c
index 33b88ff4d..87113b054 100644
--- a/tools/gpgtar-extract.c
+++ b/tools/gpgtar-extract.c
@@ -384,7 +384,11 @@ gpgtar_extract (const char *filename, int decrypt)
     {
       strlist_t arg;
       ccparray_t ccp;
+#ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
+      HANDLE except[2] = { INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE };
+#else
       int except[2] = { -1, -1 };
+#endif
       const char **argv;
 
       ccparray_init (&ccp, 0);