diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/winrt/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/winrt/meson.build
index d373709b7c..39306c3e37 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/winrt/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/winrt/meson.build
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ building_for_win10 = cxx.compiles('''#include <windows.h>
 
 if not building_for_win10
   message('Bumping target Windows version to Windows 10 for building gstwinrt library')
-  extra_comm_args += ['-DWINVER=0x0A00', '-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00', '-DNTDDI_VERSION=WDK_NTDDI_VERSION']
+  extra_comm_args += ['-U_WIN32_WINNT', '-UWINVER', '-DWINVER=0x0A00', '-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00', '-DNTDDI_VERSION=WDK_NTDDI_VERSION']
 endif
 
 gstwinrt = library('gstwinrt-' + api_version,
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson.build
index 7c802e76f8..5734dcbeb5 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson.build
@@ -438,6 +438,8 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
 
   if not building_for_win7
     add_project_arguments([
+      '-U_WIN32_WINNT',
+      '-UWINVER',
       '-D_WIN32_WINNT=_WIN32_WINNT_WIN7',
       '-DWINVER=_WIN32_WINNT_WIN7',
     ], language: ['c', 'cpp'])
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/dwrite/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/dwrite/meson.build
index 4fcf7a9e9c..af372f2dee 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/dwrite/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/dwrite/meson.build
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ endif
 
 if cc.has_header('d2d1_3.h') and cc.has_header('dwrite_3.h')
   # DWRITE_GLYPH_IMAGE_FORMATS enum requires NTDDI_WIN10_RS1
-  extra_args += ['-DWINVER=0x0A00',
+  extra_args += ['-U_WIN32_WINNT',
+                 '-UWINVER',
+                 '-DWINVER=0x0A00',
                  '-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00',
                  '-DNTDDI_VERSION=0x0A000002',
                  '-DHAVE_DWRITE_COLOR_FONT']
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi2/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi2/meson.build
index 26d382d3f1..59425e623f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi2/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi2/meson.build
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ building_for_win10 = cxx.compiles('''#include <windows.h>
 
 if not building_for_win10
   message('Bumping target Windows version to Windows 10 for building wasapi2 plugin')
-  extra_args += ['-DWINVER=0x0A00', '-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00', '-DNTDDI_VERSION=WDK_NTDDI_VERSION']
+  extra_args += ['-U_WIN32_WINNT', '-UWINVER', '-DWINVER=0x0A00', '-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00', '-DNTDDI_VERSION=WDK_NTDDI_VERSION']
 endif
 
 if not gstwinrt_dep.found()
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/webview2/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/webview2/meson.build
index 1986bc6da3..d4b4e1283e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/webview2/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/webview2/meson.build
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ building_for_win10 = cxx.compiles('''#include <windows.h>
 
 if not building_for_win10
   message('Bumping target Windows version to Windows 10 for building webview2 plugin')
-  extra_args += ['-DWINVER=0x0A00', '-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00', '-DNTDDI_VERSION=WDK_NTDDI_VERSION']
+  extra_args += ['-U_WIN32_WINNT', '-UWINVER', '-DWINVER=0x0A00', '-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00', '-DNTDDI_VERSION=WDK_NTDDI_VERSION']
 endif
 
 dwmapi_lib = cc.find_library('dwmapi', required : webview2_option)
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wic/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wic/meson.build
index d179bf3c85..bbd9ad01dc 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wic/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wic/meson.build
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ building_for_win10 = cxx.compiles('''#include <windows.h>
 
 if not building_for_win10
   message('Bumping target Windows version to Windows 10 for building wic plugin')
-  extra_args += ['-DWINVER=0x0A00', '-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00', '-DNTDDI_VERSION=WDK_NTDDI_VERSION']
+  extra_args += ['-U_WIN32_WINNT', '-UWINVER', '-DWINVER=0x0A00', '-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00', '-DNTDDI_VERSION=WDK_NTDDI_VERSION']
 endif
 
 gstwic = library('gstwic',
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/meson.build b/subprojects/gstreamer/meson.build
index 1ef2ee1f18..bfd6c412d9 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/meson.build
@@ -439,6 +439,8 @@ if host_system == 'windows'
 
   if not building_for_win7
     add_project_arguments([
+      '-U_WIN32_WINNT',
+      '-UWINVER',
       '-D_WIN32_WINNT=_WIN32_WINNT_WIN7',
       '-DWINVER=_WIN32_WINNT_WIN7',
     ], language: ['c', 'cpp'])