diff --git a/src/hb-ft.cc b/src/hb-ft.cc
index f578e9d..f224c07 100644
--- a/src/hb-ft.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ft.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 
 #include "hb-ft.h"
 
+#if defined(WINAPI_FAMILY) && (WINAPI_FAMILY != WINAPI_FAMILY_DESKTOP_APP)
+#define generic GenericFromFreeTypeLibrary
+#endif
+
 #include "hb-font-private.hh"
 
 #include FT_ADVANCES_H