diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7dce0957..47459d80 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ project('segatools', 'c', version: '0.1.0')
 
 add_project_arguments(
     '-DCOBJMACROS',
+    '-DDIRECTINPUT_VERSION=0x0800',
     '-DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN',
     '-D_WIN32_WINNT=_WIN32_WINNT_WIN7',
     language: 'c',