diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8ca82cc..b4d7c1e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -31,12 +31,16 @@ PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([SDL2_mixer], [
 
 AC_ARG_VAR([SF_SCREEN_WIDTH], [The width of the game window in pixels])
 AC_ARG_VAR([SF_SCREEN_HEIGHT], [The height of the game window in pixels])
+AC_ARG_VAR([SF_WINDOWS], [Set to "1" to indicate that the build is for Windows])
 AS_IF([test -n "$SF_SCREEN_WIDTH"], [
 	STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS="$STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS -DSCREEN_WIDTH=$SF_SCREEN_WIDTH"
 ])
 AS_IF([test -n "$SF_SCREEN_HEIGHT"], [
 	STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS="$STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS -DSCREEN_HEIGHT=$SF_SCREEN_HEIGHT"
 ])
+AS_IF([test -n "$SF_WINDOWS"], [
+	STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS="$STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS -DWINDOWS"
+])
 
 AC_SUBST([STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS])
 
diff --git a/src/engine.cpp b/src/engine.cpp
index d83a6bf..711d4ff 100644
--- a/src/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine.cpp
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <pwd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#ifndef WINDOWS
+#include <pwd.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "SDL.h"
 
 #ifndef NOSOUND
@@ -157,20 +160,37 @@ This gets the user's home directory, then creates the config directory.
 void engine_setupConfigDirectory()
 {
 	const char *userHome;
+	char dir[PATH_MAX];
 
+#ifdef WINDOWS
+	// XXX: This is a bad design, but I just can't be bothered to learn
+	// the Windows API so I can do this properly. If anyone wants to
+	// make this point to the proper directory, be my guest!
+	userHome = ".";
+#else
 	if ((userHome = getenv("HOME")) == NULL)
 		userHome = getpwuid(getuid())->pw_dir;
+#endif
 
-	char dir[PATH_MAX];
 	strcpy(dir, "");
 
 	sprintf(dir, "%s/.config", userHome);
+
+#ifdef WINDOWS
+	if ((mkdir(dir) != 0) && (errno != EEXIST))
+		engine_showError(2, dir);
+
+	sprintf(dir, "%s/.config/starfighter", userHome);
+	if ((mkdir(dir) != 0) && (errno != EEXIST))
+		engine_showError(2, dir);
+#else
 	if ((mkdir(dir, S_IRWXU|S_IRWXG|S_IROTH|S_IXOTH) != 0) && (errno != EEXIST))
 		engine_showError(2, dir);
 
 	sprintf(dir, "%s/.config/starfighter", userHome);
 	if ((mkdir(dir, S_IRWXU|S_IRWXG|S_IROTH|S_IXOTH) != 0) && (errno != EEXIST))
 		engine_showError(2, dir);
+#endif
 
 	sprintf(engine.configDirectory, "%s/.config/starfighter/", userHome);
 }