diff --git a/ext/miniupnpc/connecthostport.c b/ext/miniupnpc/connecthostport.c
index aed62c76e3..7eac33e428 100644
--- a/ext/miniupnpc/connecthostport.c
+++ b/ext/miniupnpc/connecthostport.c
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ int connecthostport(const char * host, unsigned short port,
 	struct addrinfo hints;
 #endif /* #ifdef USE_GETHOSTBYNAME */
 #ifdef MINIUPNPC_SET_SOCKET_TIMEOUT
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	DWORD timeout;
+#else
 	struct timeval timeout;
+#endif
 #endif /* #ifdef MINIUPNPC_SET_SOCKET_TIMEOUT */
 
 #ifdef USE_GETHOSTBYNAME
@@ -94,15 +98,25 @@ int connecthostport(const char * host, unsigned short port,
 	}
 #ifdef MINIUPNPC_SET_SOCKET_TIMEOUT
 	/* setting a 3 seconds timeout for the connect() call */
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	timeout = 3000; /* milliseconds */
+	if(setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, (const char *)&timeout, sizeof(timeout)) < 0)
+#else
 	timeout.tv_sec = 3;
 	timeout.tv_usec = 0;
 	if(setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, &timeout, sizeof(struct timeval)) < 0)
+#endif
 	{
 		PRINT_SOCKET_ERROR("setsockopt SO_RCVTIMEO");
 	}
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	timeout = 3000; /* milliseconds */
+	if(setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, (const char *)&timeout, sizeof(timeout)) < 0)
+#else
 	timeout.tv_sec = 3;
 	timeout.tv_usec = 0;
 	if(setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, &timeout, sizeof(struct timeval)) < 0)
+#endif
 	{
 		PRINT_SOCKET_ERROR("setsockopt SO_SNDTIMEO");
 	}
@@ -193,15 +207,25 @@ int connecthostport(const char * host, unsigned short port,
 		}
 #ifdef MINIUPNPC_SET_SOCKET_TIMEOUT
 		/* setting a 3 seconds timeout for the connect() call */
+#ifdef _WIN32
+		timeout = 3000; /* milliseconds */
+		if(setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, (const char *)&timeout, sizeof(timeout)) < 0)
+#else
 		timeout.tv_sec = 3;
 		timeout.tv_usec = 0;
 		if(setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, &timeout, sizeof(struct timeval)) < 0)
+#endif
 		{
 			PRINT_SOCKET_ERROR("setsockopt");
 		}
+#ifdef _WIN32
+		timeout = 3000; /* milliseconds */
+		if(setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, (const char *)&timeout, sizeof(timeout)) < 0)
+#else
 		timeout.tv_sec = 3;
 		timeout.tv_usec = 0;
 		if(setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, &timeout, sizeof(struct timeval)) < 0)
+#endif
 		{
 			PRINT_SOCKET_ERROR("setsockopt");
 		}