diff --git a/src/pulse/gccmacro.h b/src/pulse/gccmacro.h
index 1e818ff47..e906f5954 100644
--- a/src/pulse/gccmacro.h
+++ b/src/pulse/gccmacro.h
@@ -25,8 +25,15 @@
 /** \file
  * GCC attribute macros */
 
-#ifdef __GNUC__
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+/* libintl overrides printf with a #define. As this breaks this attribute,
+ * it has a workaround. However the workaround isn't enabled for MINGW
+ * builds (only cygwin) */
+#define PA_GCC_PRINTF_ATTR(a,b) __attribute__ ((format (__printf__, a, b)))
+#else
 #define PA_GCC_PRINTF_ATTR(a,b) __attribute__ ((format (printf, a, b)))
+#endif
 #else
 /** If we're in GNU C, use some magic for detecting invalid format strings */
 #define PA_GCC_PRINTF_ATTR(a,b)