diff --git a/install-64-and-32-bit-linux.sh b/install-64-and-32-bit-linux.sh
index 4e620f1..6d3f8a2 100755
--- a/install-64-and-32-bit-linux.sh
+++ b/install-64-and-32-bit-linux.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ make && \
 sudo make install && \
 make clean && \
 LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/i586-mingw32msvc/lib" \
-  CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/local/i586-mingw32msvc/include" \
+  CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/local/i586-mingw32msvc/include -DQ_OS_WIN32" \
   ./configure \
   --prefix=/opt/local/i586-mingw32msvc \
   --build=x86_64 \
diff --git a/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx b/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx
index a713003..b40317a 100644
--- a/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx
+++ b/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 #include <QtNetwork/QSslError>
 #include <QtCore/QTimer>
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
+#ifndef Q_OS_WIN32
 #include <QtCore/QThread>
+#endif
 #include <map>
 #ifndef PROXYFACE_LOG
 #define PROXYFACE_LOG qDebug()<<__PRETTY_FUNCTION__
@@ -80,7 +82,11 @@ namespace proxy {
       @example test.cxx */
   class Interface
 #ifdef QT_NETWORK_LIB
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
+    : public QObject
+#else
     : public QThread
+#endif
 #endif
   {
 #ifdef QT_NETWORK_LIB
@@ -95,8 +101,10 @@ namespace proxy {
           qFatal("connect failed");
         if (!connect(&_timeout2, SIGNAL(timeout()), SLOT(timeout())))
           qFatal("connect failed");
+#ifndef Q_OS_WIN32
         if (!connect(this, SIGNAL(finished()), SLOT(threadFinished())))
           qFatal("connect failed");
+#endif
 #endif
       }
       virtual ~Interface() {}
@@ -245,7 +253,11 @@ namespace proxy {
             " try autoproxy negotiation";
           _direct = false;
           _url = url;
+#ifndef Q_OS_WIN32
           start(); // autoproxy detection in own thread
+#else
+          run();
+#endif
         } else {
           qDebug()<<"No proxy at all, giving up - offline?";
           proxyError(QNetworkReply::TimeoutError);
@@ -307,6 +319,9 @@ namespace proxy {
       void run() {
         PROXYFACE_LOG;
         _proxies = proxies(_url);
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
+        threadFinished();
+#endif
       }
     private:
       typedef std::map