diff --git a/lcl/lcltype.pp b/lcl/lcltype.pp
index f1fbc6df83..5106607268 100644
--- a/lcl/lcltype.pp
+++ b/lcl/lcltype.pp
@@ -155,6 +155,16 @@ type
   PHKEY = ^HKEY;
 
 const
+  {$IF FPC_FULLVERSION > 30202}
+  INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE = SysUtils.INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+  {$ELSE}
+    {$IFDEF WINDOWS}
+    INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE = Windows.INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+    {$ELSE}
+    INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE = DWORD(-1);
+    {$ENDIF}
+  {$ENDIF}
+
   MAXBYTE  = Byte($FF);
   MAXWORD  = Word($FFFF);
   MAXDWORD = DWord($FFFFFFFF);