diff --git a/platform/uwp/detect.py b/platform/uwp/detect.py
index af53f974462..434c5974497 100644
--- a/platform/uwp/detect.py
+++ b/platform/uwp/detect.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def configure(env):
     ## Architecture
 
     arch = ""
-    if os.getenv('Platform') == "ARM":
+    if str(os.getenv('Platform')).lower() == "arm":
 
         print("Compiled program architecture will be an ARM executable. (forcing bits=32).")
 
diff --git a/thirdparty/openssl/uwp.cpp b/thirdparty/openssl/uwp.cpp
index dcfd22b77f0..e00c9d59dbb 100644
--- a/thirdparty/openssl/uwp.cpp
+++ b/thirdparty/openssl/uwp.cpp
@@ -103,12 +103,14 @@ extern "C"
 		{
 		return 0;
 		}
+#ifndef STD_ERROR_HANDLE
 	int __cdecl GetStdHandle(
 						   _In_  DWORD nStdHandle
 						   )
 		{
 		return 0;
 		}
+#endif
 	BOOL DeregisterEventSource(
 							  _Inout_  HANDLE hEventLog
 							  )