diff --git a/Makefile.system b/Makefile.system
index e90fd8ffa..ac60eae5b 100644
--- a/Makefile.system
+++ b/Makefile.system
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ override FFLAGS     += $(COMMON_OPT) $(FCOMMON_OPT)
 override FPFLAGS    += $(FCOMMON_OPT) $(COMMON_PROF)
 #MAKEOVERRIDES =
 
-ifdef NEED_PIC
+ifeq ($(NEED_PIC), 1)
 ifeq (,$(findstring PIC,$(FFLAGS)))
 override FFLAGS += -fPIC
 endif
@@ -1566,6 +1566,7 @@ endif
 
 ifdef OS_WINDOWS
 LAPACK_CFLAGS +=  -DOPENBLAS_OS_WINDOWS
+LAPACK_CFLAGS +=  -DLAPACK_COMPLEX_STRUCTURE
 endif
 ifeq ($(C_COMPILER), LSB)
 LAPACK_CFLAGS +=  -DLAPACK_COMPLEX_STRUCTURE