diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
index 15fdf201d5..c83ca39995 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) ref_or_deref_arg(arg ast.CallArg, expected_type ast.Type, lang as
 }
 
 fn (mut g Gen) is_gui_app() bool {
-	$if windows {
+	if g.pref.os == .windows {
 		if g.force_main_console {
 			return false
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/console_windows_program.c.must_have b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/console_windows_program.c.must_have
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6c325c1f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/console_windows_program.c.must_have
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+int wmain(int ___argc, wchar_t* ___argv[], wchar_t* ___envp[]){
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/console_windows_program.vv b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/console_windows_program.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e935d4253
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/console_windows_program.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// vtest vflags: -cc msvc -os windows
+
+[console]
+fn main() {
+	println('hello world')
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/gui_windows_program.c.must_have b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/gui_windows_program.c.must_have
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d14abb19fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/gui_windows_program.c.must_have
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+int WINAPI wWinMain(HINSTANCE instance, HINSTANCE prev_instance, LPWSTR cmd_line, int show_cmd){
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/gui_windows_program.vv b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/gui_windows_program.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5f55ca7e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/gui_windows_program.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// vtest vflags: -cc msvc -os windows
+import sokol
+
+const used_import = sokol.used_import
+
+fn main() {
+	println('hello world')
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/gui_windows_program_with_console_tag.c.must_have b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/gui_windows_program_with_console_tag.c.must_have
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6c325c1f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/gui_windows_program_with_console_tag.c.must_have
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+int wmain(int ___argc, wchar_t* ___argv[], wchar_t* ___envp[]){
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/gui_windows_program_with_console_tag.vv b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/gui_windows_program_with_console_tag.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd57d9f4e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/gui_windows_program_with_console_tag.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// vtest vflags: -cc msvc -os windows
+import sokol
+
+const used_import = sokol.used_import
+
+[console]
+fn main() {
+	println('hello world')
+}