diff --git a/src/win32_init.c b/src/win32_init.c
index 0bfe34c7..a6da1dbc 100644
--- a/src/win32_init.c
+++ b/src/win32_init.c
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ int _glfwPlatformInit(void)
     if (!_glfwRegisterWindowClassWin32())
         return GLFW_FALSE;
 
-    _glfw.win32.helperWindow = createHelperWindow();
-    if (!_glfw.win32.helperWindow)
+    _glfw.win32.helperWindowHandle = createHelperWindow();
+    if (!_glfw.win32.helperWindowHandle)
         return GLFW_FALSE;
 
     _glfwPlatformPollEvents();
@@ -433,8 +433,8 @@ int _glfwPlatformInit(void)
 
 void _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
 {
-    if (_glfw.win32.helperWindow)
-        DestroyWindow(_glfw.win32.helperWindow);
+    if (_glfw.win32.helperWindowHandle)
+        DestroyWindow(_glfw.win32.helperWindowHandle);
 
     _glfwUnregisterWindowClassWin32();
 
diff --git a/src/win32_platform.h b/src/win32_platform.h
index 30549dfb..ed7a5a7c 100644
--- a/src/win32_platform.h
+++ b/src/win32_platform.h
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ typedef struct _GLFWwindowWin32
 //
 typedef struct _GLFWlibraryWin32
 {
-    HWND                helperWindow;
+    HWND                helperWindowHandle;
     DWORD               foregroundLockTimeout;
     char*               clipboardString;
     char                keyName[64];
diff --git a/src/win32_window.c b/src/win32_window.c
index dbe374c1..ed22ef01 100644
--- a/src/win32_window.c
+++ b/src/win32_window.c
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformSetClipboardString(_GLFWwindow* window, const char* string)
     memcpy(GlobalLock(stringHandle), wideString, wideSize);
     GlobalUnlock(stringHandle);
 
-    if (!OpenClipboard(_glfw.win32.helperWindow))
+    if (!OpenClipboard(_glfw.win32.helperWindowHandle))
     {
         GlobalFree(stringHandle);
         free(wideString);
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ const char* _glfwPlatformGetClipboardString(_GLFWwindow* window)
 {
     HANDLE stringHandle;
 
-    if (!OpenClipboard(_glfw.win32.helperWindow))
+    if (!OpenClipboard(_glfw.win32.helperWindowHandle))
     {
         _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "Win32: Failed to open clipboard");
         return NULL;