diff --git a/network.h b/network.h
index ae55d541ac..322bec0667 100644
--- a/network.h
+++ b/network.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef NETWORK_H
 #define NETWORK_H
 
-#include "network_core.h"
 #define NOREV_STRING "norev000"
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NETWORK
diff --git a/network_core.h b/network_core.h
index 2d9f83c7b7..337de18539 100644
--- a/network_core.h
+++ b/network_core.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #endif //_MSC_VER
 
 #if ! (defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__CYGWIN__))
-	#define ENABLE_NETWORK // On windows, the network is always enabled
 	// Windows has some different names for some types..
 	typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
 	typedef int socklen_t;
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ typedef struct ifreq IFREQ;
 #endif // UNIX
 
 #ifdef __BEOS__
-typedef int socklen_t;
+	typedef int socklen_t;
 #endif
 
 // OS/2 stuff
diff --git a/network_data.h b/network_data.h
index 1210ca8f5f..18a0a2a1b8 100644
--- a/network_data.h
+++ b/network_data.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "ttd.h"
 #include "network.h"
+#include "network_core.h"
 
 // Is the network enabled?
 #ifdef ENABLE_NETWORK
diff --git a/ttd.dsp b/ttd.dsp
index a3a627a0c6..98731eebf1 100644
--- a/ttd.dsp
+++ b/ttd.dsp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /Yu"stdafx.h" /FD /GZ /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /D "WITH_SDL" /D "WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT" /D "WITH_PNG" /D "WITH_ZLIB" /YX"stdafx.h" /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /D "WITH_SDL" /D "WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT" /D "WITH_PNG" /D "WITH_ZLIB" /D "ENABLE_NETWORK" /YX"stdafx.h" /FD /GZ /c
 # SUBTRACT CPP /WX /Fr
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x809 /d "_DEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x809 /d "_DEBUG"
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /Gd /Zp4 /W3 /Zi /Ox /Oa /Ow /Og /Oi /Os /Gf /Gy /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /D "WIN32_EXCEPTION_TRACKER" /D "WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT" /FAcs /FR /Yu"stdafx.h" /J /FD /c
 # SUBTRACT BASE CPP /WX /Ot
-# ADD CPP /nologo /Gd /Zp4 /W3 /Zi /Ox /Oa /Ow /Og /Oi /Os /Gf /Gy /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /D "WIN32_EXCEPTION_TRACKER" /D "WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT" /D "WITH_PNG" /D "WITH_ZLIB" /FAcs /FR /Yu"stdafx.h" /J /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /Gd /Zp4 /W3 /Zi /Ox /Oa /Ow /Og /Oi /Os /Gf /Gy /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /D "WIN32_EXCEPTION_TRACKER" /D "WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT" /D "WITH_PNG" /D "WITH_ZLIB" /D "ENABLE_NETWORK" /FAcs /FR /Yu"stdafx.h" /J /FD /c
 # SUBTRACT CPP /WX /Ot
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x809 /d "NDEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x809 /d "NDEBUG"
diff --git a/ttd.vcproj b/ttd.vcproj
index 643ab8f40d..6852b1359f 100644
--- a/ttd.vcproj
+++ b/ttd.vcproj
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="2"
 				OmitFramePointers="TRUE"
 				OptimizeForProcessor="1"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;WIN32_EXCEPTION_TRACKER;WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;WIN32_EXCEPTION_TRACKER;WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG;ENABLE_NETWORK"
 				StringPooling="TRUE"
 				ExceptionHandling="FALSE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="4"
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;WITH_ZLIB;WITH_PNG;ENABLE_NETWORK"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="5"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"