diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
index 949db310..bfaf54ee 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::write_to_file_(const fmt::memory
     do
     {
         DWORD bytes_written = 0;		
-        bool ok = WriteFile(out_handle_, formatted.data()+total_written, size-total_written, &bytes_written, nullptr) != 0;
+        bool ok = ::WriteFile(out_handle_, formatted.data()+total_written, size-total_written, &bytes_written, nullptr) != 0;
         if (!ok || bytes_written == 0)
         {
             throw spdlog_ex("wincolor_sink: write_to_file_ failed. GetLastError(): " + std::to_string(::GetLastError()));
@@ -172,4 +172,4 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_stderr_sink<ConsoleMutex>::wincolor_stderr_sink(color_mod
 {}
 
 } // namespace sinks
-} // namespace spdlog
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace spdlog