diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 948c7d33a..fb9993c1a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ set(ARCHFLAGS $ENV{ARCHFLAGS})
 cmake_print_variables(ARCHFLAGS)
 if( APPLE )
   cmake_print_variables(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES)
+elseif( WIN32 )
+  # When building using a Python not compiled with the same compiler,
+  # we then need to add this definition to pybass a Cython problem
+  # See https://github.com/cython/cython/issues/3405
+  add_definitions(MS_WIN64)
 endif()
 
 list(POP_BACK CMAKE_MESSAGE_INDENT)