diff --git a/src/core/palette/hellwal_generator.cpp b/src/core/palette/hellwal_generator.cpp
index 80e5a3a..669029f 100644
--- a/src/core/palette/hellwal_generator.cpp
+++ b/src/core/palette/hellwal_generator.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 #include <regex>
 #include <string>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define popen _popen
+#define pclose _pclose
+#endif
+
 namespace clrsync::core
 {
 static std::string run_command_capture_output(const std::string &cmd)
diff --git a/src/core/palette/matugen_generator.cpp b/src/core/palette/matugen_generator.cpp
index 08bff0c..cedd912 100644
--- a/src/core/palette/matugen_generator.cpp
+++ b/src/core/palette/matugen_generator.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define popen _popen
+#define pclose _pclose
+#endif
+
 namespace clrsync::core
 {
 static std::string run_command_capture_output(const std::string &cmd)