diff --git a/mpy-cross/Makefile b/mpy-cross/Makefile
index a608ec5408..4064ce21d2 100644
--- a/mpy-cross/Makefile
+++ b/mpy-cross/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ SRC_C = \
 # Add fmode when compiling with mingw gcc
 COMPILER_TARGET := $(shell $(CC) -dumpmachine)
 ifneq (,$(findstring mingw,$(COMPILER_TARGET)))
-	SRC_C += ports/windows/fmode.c
+	SRC_C += windows-fmode.c
 endif
 
 OBJ = $(PY_CORE_O)
diff --git a/mpy-cross/windows-fmode.c b/mpy-cross/windows-fmode.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7976b87e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpy-cross/windows-fmode.c
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the MicroPython project, http://micropython.org/
+ *
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Damien P. George
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "fmode.h"
+#include "py/mpconfig.h"
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+// Workaround for setting file translation mode: we must distinguish toolsets
+// since mingw has no _set_fmode, and altering msvc's _fmode directly has no effect
+STATIC int set_fmode_impl(int mode) {
+    #ifndef _MSC_VER
+    _fmode = mode;
+    return 0;
+    #else
+    return _set_fmode(mode);
+    #endif
+}
+
+void set_fmode_binary(void) {
+    set_fmode_impl(O_BINARY);
+}
+
+void set_fmode_text(void) {
+    set_fmode_impl(O_TEXT);
+}