diff --git a/libavdevice/dshow_capture.h b/libavdevice/dshow_capture.h
index e34f14fcc7..2446c7cd5f 100644
--- a/libavdevice/dshow_capture.h
+++ b/libavdevice/dshow_capture.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #define COBJMACROS
 #include <windows.h>
+#define NO_DSHOW_STRSAFE
 #include <dshow.h>
 #include <dvdmedia.h>
 
diff --git a/libavdevice/dshow_filter.c b/libavdevice/dshow_filter.c
index 46d7eb0a54..7360adcfcd 100644
--- a/libavdevice/dshow_filter.c
+++ b/libavdevice/dshow_filter.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  */
 
-#define NO_DSHOW_STRSAFE
 #include "dshow_capture.h"
 
 DECLARE_QUERYINTERFACE(libAVFilter,
diff --git a/libavdevice/dshow_pin.c b/libavdevice/dshow_pin.c
index 676877e903..4953642bb9 100644
--- a/libavdevice/dshow_pin.c
+++ b/libavdevice/dshow_pin.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  */
 
-#define NO_DSHOW_STRSAFE
 #include "dshow_capture.h"
 
 #include <stddef.h>