diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bfed9e6769..116f5a261a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5098,7 +5098,7 @@ check_lib2 "windows.h psapi.h" GetProcessMemoryInfo -lpsapi
 
 check_struct "sys/time.h sys/resource.h" "struct rusage" ru_maxrss
 
-check_type "windows.h dxva.h" "DXVA_PicParams_HEVC"
+check_type "windows.h dxva.h" "DXVA_PicParams_HEVC" -DWINAPI_FAMILY=WINAPI_FAMILY_DESKTOP_APP -D_CRT_BUILD_DESKTOP_APP=0
 check_type "windows.h d3d11.h" "ID3D11VideoDecoder"
 check_type "d3d9.h dxva2api.h" DXVA2_ConfigPictureDecode -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/dxva2_internal.h b/libavcodec/dxva2_internal.h
index 426de9dc16..d5cc01ef4f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dxva2_internal.h
+++ b/libavcodec/dxva2_internal.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+/* define the proper COM entries before forcing desktop APIs */
+#include <objbase.h>
+
 #if CONFIG_DXVA2
 #include "dxva2.h"
 #endif
@@ -35,6 +38,10 @@
 #endif
 
 #if HAVE_DXVA_H
+/* dxva.h defines nothing otherwise but it works */
+#undef WINAPI_FAMILY
+#define WINAPI_FAMILY WINAPI_FAMILY_DESKTOP_APP
+#define _CRT_BUILD_DESKTOP_APP 0
 #include <dxva.h>
 #endif