diff --git a/include/osmium/io/detail/read_write.hpp b/include/osmium/io/detail/read_write.hpp
index dffc6e7e..c90e3765 100644
--- a/include/osmium/io/detail/read_write.hpp
+++ b/include/osmium/io/detail/read_write.hpp
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ namespace osmium {
 #endif
 
                 if (filename.empty() || filename == "-") {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+                    _setmode(0, _O_BINARY);
+#endif
                     return 0; // stdin
                 }