diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 6780430bee..0a49ec3cdd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
    Entries may not always be in chronological/commit order.
    See license at the end of file. */
 
+2023-11-11 19:42 UTC+0100 Phil Krylov (phil a t krylov.eu)
+  * config/win/mingw.mk
+  * utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg
+    ! Use -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=0 to opt out of C99 printf emulation on
+      MinGW-W64 10.0+.
+
 2023-11-11 18:38 UTC+0100 Phil Krylov (phil a t krylov.eu)
   * include/hbwinuni.h
   * src/vm/maindllp/dllpcode.c
diff --git a/config/win/mingw.mk b/config/win/mingw.mk
index 74f7a3320b..981c5a8ff2 100644
--- a/config/win/mingw.mk
+++ b/config/win/mingw.mk
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ ifeq ($(HB_BUILD_DEBUG),yes)
    CFLAGS += -g
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(HB_COMPILER),mingw64)
+   # Newer MinGW-W64 versions (10+, IIRC) need this to opt out of C99 format
+   # string emulation and keep our format strings compatible among the
+   # different Windows compilers
+   CFLAGS += -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=0
+endif
+
 RC := $(HB_CCPATH)$(HB_CCPREFIX)windres
 RC_OUT := -o$(subst x,x, )
 RCFLAGS += -I. -I$(HB_HOST_INC) -O coff
diff --git a/utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg b/utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg
index cc66cc6f52..80677968a1 100644
--- a/utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg
+++ b/utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg
@@ -4385,6 +4385,14 @@ STATIC FUNCTION __hbmk( aArgs, nArgTarget, nLevel, /* @ */ lPause, /* @ */ lExit
             EXIT
          CASE _WARN_NO  ; AAdd( hbmk[ _HBMK_aOPTC ], "-w" )                 ; EXIT
          ENDSWITCH
+
+         IF hbmk[ _HBMK_cCOMP ] == "mingw64"
+            // Newer MinGW-W64 versions (10+, IIRC) need this to opt out of C99 format
+            // string emulation and keep our format strings compatible among the
+            // different Windows compilers
+            cOpt_CompC += " -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=0"
+         ENDIF
+
          IF hbmk[ _HBMK_lHARDEN ]
             IF hbmk[ _HBMK_cPLAT ] == "win"
                /* It is also supported by official mingw 4.4.x and mingw64 4.4.x,