diff --git a/src/emu/delegate.h b/src/emu/delegate.h
index 3b7e92cc75d..612fbe691aa 100644
--- a/src/emu/delegate.h
+++ b/src/emu/delegate.h
@@ -93,7 +93,12 @@
 
 // select which one we will be using
 #if defined(__GNUC__)
-#define USE_DELEGATE_TYPE DELEGATE_TYPE_INTERNAL
+	/* does not work in versions over 4.7.x of 32bit MINGW  */	
+	#if ((defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__x86_64) && defined(__i386__) && (__GNUC__ == 4) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 7)))
+		#define USE_DELEGATE_TYPE DELEGATE_TYPE_COMPATIBLE
+	#else 
+		#define USE_DELEGATE_TYPE DELEGATE_TYPE_INTERNAL
+	#endif	
 #else
 #define USE_DELEGATE_TYPE DELEGATE_TYPE_COMPATIBLE
 #endif
diff --git a/src/osd/windows/drawgdi.c b/src/osd/windows/drawgdi.c
index 7e03ccb1acc..2b7eae3b5e2 100644
--- a/src/osd/windows/drawgdi.c
+++ b/src/osd/windows/drawgdi.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static void drawgdi_exit(void)
 static int drawgdi_window_init(win_window_info *window)
 {
 	gdi_info *gdi;
-	int i;
+	UINT8 i;
 
 	// allocate memory for our structures
 	gdi = global_alloc_clear(gdi_info);
diff --git a/src/osd/windows/winwork.c b/src/osd/windows/winwork.c
index cfe1104053a..b8c9b227428 100644
--- a/src/osd/windows/winwork.c
+++ b/src/osd/windows/winwork.c
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
 #define end_timing(v)           do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
+#if __GNUC__ && defined(__i386__) && !defined(__x86_64)
+#undef YieldProcessor
+#endif
+
 #ifndef YieldProcessor
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 INLINE void YieldProcessor(void)