diff --git a/src/BulletMultiThreaded/Win32ThreadSupport.cpp b/src/BulletMultiThreaded/Win32ThreadSupport.cpp
index 89e2ee3e0..42b60a460 100644
--- a/src/BulletMultiThreaded/Win32ThreadSupport.cpp
+++ b/src/BulletMultiThreaded/Win32ThreadSupport.cpp
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ void Win32ThreadSupport::startThreads(const Win32ThreadConstructionInfo& threadC
 		spuStatus.m_userPtr=0;
 
 		sprintf(spuStatus.m_eventStartHandleName,"eventStart%s%d",threadConstructionInfo.m_uniqueName,i);
-		spuStatus.m_eventStartHandle = CreateEvent(0,false,false,spuStatus.m_eventStartHandleName);
+		spuStatus.m_eventStartHandle = CreateEventA (0,false,false,spuStatus.m_eventStartHandleName);
 
 		sprintf(spuStatus.m_eventCompletetHandleName,"eventComplete%s%d",threadConstructionInfo.m_uniqueName,i);
-		spuStatus.m_eventCompletetHandle = CreateEvent(0,false,false,spuStatus.m_eventCompletetHandleName);
+		spuStatus.m_eventCompletetHandle = CreateEventA (0,false,false,spuStatus.m_eventCompletetHandleName);
 
 		m_completeHandles[i] = spuStatus.m_eventCompletetHandle;