2 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
index ab65f77ab..c5bfb39b3 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.c
+++ b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -140,6 +140,22 @@ int mingw_open (const char *filename, int oflags, ...)
 	return fd;
 }
 
+#undef fopen
+FILE *mingw_fopen (const char *filename, const char *otype)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(filename, "/dev/null"))
+		filename = "nul";
+	return fopen(filename, otype);
+}
+
+#undef freopen
+FILE *mingw_freopen (const char *filename, const char *otype, FILE *stream)
+{
+	if (filename && !strcmp(filename, "/dev/null"))
+		filename = "nul";
+	return freopen(filename, otype, stream);
+}
+
 /*
  * The unit of FILETIME is 100-nanoseconds since January 1, 1601, UTC.
  * Returns the 100-nanoseconds ("hekto nanoseconds") since the epoch.
diff --git a/compat/mingw.h b/compat/mingw.h
index e254fb4e0..e81e752ed 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.h
+++ b/compat/mingw.h
@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ int link(const char *oldpath, const char *newpath);
 int mingw_open (const char *filename, int oflags, ...);
 #define open mingw_open
 
+FILE *mingw_fopen (const char *filename, const char *otype);
+#define fopen mingw_fopen
+
+FILE *mingw_freopen (const char *filename, const char *otype, FILE *stream);
+#define freopen mingw_freopen
+
 char *mingw_getcwd(char *pointer, int len);
 #define getcwd mingw_getcwd