diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_win.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_win.cpp
index 2e4cb614bd2..5e324c2bcdc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_win.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_win.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
 #include "progressmanager_p.h"
 
 // for windows progress bar
-#include <shobjidl.h>
+#ifndef __GNUC__ 
+#    include <shobjidl.h>
+#endif
 
 // Windows 7 SDK required
 #ifdef __ITaskbarList3_INTERFACE_DEFINED__