diff --git a/vlib/os/open_uri_windows.c.v b/vlib/os/open_uri_windows.c.v
index 5f8d48790f..cfc093ed17 100644
--- a/vlib/os/open_uri_windows.c.v
+++ b/vlib/os/open_uri_windows.c.v
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub fn open_uri(uri string) ! {
 	handle := dl.open_opt('shell32', dl.rtld_now)!
 	// https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shellapi/nf-shellapi-shellexecutew
 	func := ShellExecuteWin(dl.sym_opt(handle, 'ShellExecuteW')!)
-	func(C.NULL, 'open'.to_wide(), uri.to_wide(), C.NULL, C.NULL, C.SW_SHOWNORMAL)
+	// 1 is SW_SHOWNORMAL, but it avoids including winuser.h, and in turn windows.h, which conflicts with raylib
+	func(C.NULL, 'open'.to_wide(), uri.to_wide(), C.NULL, C.NULL, 1)
 	dl.close(handle)
 }