diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 52a1fd492..d025a8b22 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ if (NOT MSVC)
 
     if (MINGW)
         add_definitions(-DMINGW_HAS_SECURE_API)
-        # Microprofile causes crashes when launching titles on MinGW
-        add_definitions(-DMICROPROFILE_ENABLED=0)
 
         if (MINGW_STATIC_BUILD)
             add_definitions(-DQT_STATICPLUGIN)
diff --git a/externals/microprofile/microprofile.h b/externals/microprofile/microprofile.h
index f45c9ba82..51dc4d6e0 100644
--- a/externals/microprofile/microprofile.h
+++ b/externals/microprofile/microprofile.h
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ inline uint64_t MicroProfileGetCurrentThreadId()
 #define MP_STRCASECMP strcasecmp
 #define MP_GETCURRENTTHREADID() MicroProfileGetCurrentThreadId()
 typedef uint64_t ThreadIdType;
-#elif defined(_WIN32)
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
 int64_t MicroProfileGetTick();
 #define MP_TICK() MicroProfileGetTick()
 #define MP_BREAK() __debugbreak()
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ int64_t MicroProfileGetTick();
 #define MP_GETCURRENTTHREADID() GetCurrentThreadId()
 typedef uint32_t ThreadIdType;
 
-#elif !defined(_WIN32)
+#elif !defined(_MSC_VER)
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <time.h>
 inline int64_t MicroProfileTicksPerSecondCpu()
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ struct MicroProfileScopeGpuHandler
 
 
 #ifndef MICROPROFILE_CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACE
-#if defined(_WIN32)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
 #define MICROPROFILE_CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACE 1
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
 #define MICROPROFILE_CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACE 0 //disabled until dtrace script is working.
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ struct MicroProfileScopeGpuHandler
 #define MICROPROFILE_MINIZ 0
 #endif
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include <basetsd.h>
 typedef UINT_PTR MpSocket;
 #else
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ typedef int MpSocket;
 #endif
 
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
 typedef pthread_t MicroProfileThread;
 #elif defined(_MSC_VER)
 typedef HANDLE MicroProfileThread;
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ inline uint16_t MicroProfileGetGroupIndex(MicroProfileToken t)
 
 #ifdef MICROPROFILE_IMPL
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include <windows.h>
 #define snprintf _snprintf
 
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ int64_t MicroProfileGetTick()
 
 typedef void* (*MicroProfileThreadFunc)(void*);
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
 typedef pthread_t MicroProfileThread;
 void MicroProfileThreadStart(MicroProfileThread* pThread, MicroProfileThreadFunc Func)
 {
@@ -955,11 +955,11 @@ inline void MicroProfileThreadJoin(MicroProfileThread* pThread)
 
 #if MICROPROFILE_WEBSERVER
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #define MP_INVALID_SOCKET(f) (f == INVALID_SOCKET)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@ void MicroProfilePrintf(MicroProfileWriteCallback CB, void* Handle, const char*
     char buffer[32*1024];
     va_list args;
     va_start (args, pFmt);
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
     size_t size = vsprintf_s(buffer, pFmt, args);
 #else
     size_t size = vsnprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer)-1,  pFmt, args);
@@ -2885,7 +2885,7 @@ void MicroProfileCompressedWriteSocket(void* Handle, size_t nSize, const char* p
 #ifndef MicroProfileSetNonBlocking //fcntl doesnt work on a some unix like platforms..
 void MicroProfileSetNonBlocking(MpSocket Socket, int NonBlocking)
 {
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
     u_long nonBlocking = NonBlocking ? 1 : 0;
     ioctlsocket(Socket, FIONBIO, &nonBlocking);
 #else
@@ -2904,7 +2904,7 @@ void MicroProfileSetNonBlocking(MpSocket Socket, int NonBlocking)
 
 void MicroProfileWebServerStart()
 {
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
     WSADATA wsa;
     if(WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsa))
     {
@@ -2935,7 +2935,7 @@ void MicroProfileWebServerStart()
 
 void MicroProfileWebServerStop()
 {
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
     closesocket(S.ListenerSocket);
     WSACleanup();
 #else
@@ -3047,7 +3047,7 @@ bool MicroProfileWebServerUpdate()
                 }
             }
         }
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
         closesocket(Connection);
 #else
         close(Connection);
@@ -3086,7 +3086,7 @@ void MicroProfileStopContextSwitchTrace()
 }
 
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #define INITGUID
 #include <evntrace.h>
 #include <evntcons.h>
@@ -3556,7 +3556,7 @@ int MicroProfileGetGpuTickReference(int64_t* pOutCpu, int64_t* pOutGpu)
 
 #undef S
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning(pop)
 #endif
 
diff --git a/externals/microprofile/microprofileui.h b/externals/microprofile/microprofileui.h
index 66a73abc5..b9bc6845b 100644
--- a/externals/microprofile/microprofileui.h
+++ b/externals/microprofile/microprofileui.h
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ MICROPROFILEUI_API void MicroProfileCustomGroup(const char* pCustomName, uint32_
 MICROPROFILEUI_API void MicroProfileCustomGroupAddTimer(const char* pCustomName, const char* pGroup, const char* pTimer);
 
 #ifdef MICROPROFILEUI_IMPL
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #define snprintf _snprintf
 #endif
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ void MicroProfileDebugDumpRange()
             const char* pBegin = type == MP_LOG_LEAVE ? "END" :
                 (type == MP_LOG_ENTER ? "BEGIN" : "META");
             snprintf(buffer, 255, "DUMP 0x%p: %s :: %llx: %s\n", pStart, pBegin,  nTick, pTimerName);
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
             OutputDebugString(buffer);
 #else
             printf("%s", buffer);