diff --git a/src/tuxpaint.c b/src/tuxpaint.c
index eb841d00d..05b537833 100644
--- a/src/tuxpaint.c
+++ b/src/tuxpaint.c
@@ -2141,8 +2141,10 @@ static SDL_Surface *myIMG_Load(const char *file);
 static int trash(char *path);
 #else
 #ifndef UNLINK_ONLY
-static int win32_trash(char *path);
+extern int win32_trash(char *path);
 #define trash(file) win32_trash(file)
+#else
+static int trash(char *path);
 #endif
 #endif
 int file_exists(char *path);
diff --git a/src/win32_trash.c b/src/win32_trash.c
index d7fd90f41..dd032a554 100644
--- a/src/win32_trash.c
+++ b/src/win32_trash.c
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 #include <windows.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 int win32_trash(char *path);
 int win32_trash(char *path)
 {
   SHFILEOPSTRUCT op;
-  
+  int ret;
+
   op.wFunc = FO_DELETE;
   op.pFrom = path;
   op.fFlags = FOF_SILENT|FOF_ALLOWUNDO;
-  
-  return SHFileOperationA(&op);
+  ret = SHFileOperationA(&op);
+
+  return ret;
 }