diff --git a/testSAX.c b/testSAX.c
index 009c6c1..c18dd0a 100644
--- a/testSAX.c
+++ b/testSAX.c
@@ -1011,7 +1011,11 @@
 	    /*
 	     * Empty callbacks for checking
 	     */
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined (__DJGPP__) && !defined (__CYGWIN__)
+	    f = fopen(filename, "rb");
+#else
 	    f = fopen(filename, "r");
+#endif
 	    if (f != NULL) {
 		int ret;
 		char chars[10];
@@ -1036,7 +1040,11 @@
 	/*
 	 * Debug callback
 	 */
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined (__DJGPP__) && !defined (__CYGWIN__)
+	f = fopen(filename, "rb");
+#else
 	f = fopen(filename, "r");
+#endif
 	if (f != NULL) {
 	    int ret;
 	    char chars[10];