diff --git a/contrib/win32/win32compat/inc/defs.h b/contrib/win32/win32compat/inc/defs.h
index 6a76bf6..7f49745 100644
--- a/contrib/win32/win32compat/inc/defs.h
+++ b/contrib/win32/win32compat/inc/defs.h
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ typedef int sigset_t;
 
 typedef unsigned short _mode_t;
 typedef _mode_t mode_t;
-typedef DWORD_PTR pid_t;
+/* TODO - investigate if it makes sense to make pid_t a DWORD_PTR. 
+ * Double check usage of pid_t as int */
+typedef int pid_t;
 
 /* wait pid options */
 #define WNOHANG 1
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