diff --git a/src/term.c b/src/term.c
index 7f639dd..981e216 100644
--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -5857,12 +5857,15 @@
 
 	// We only get here when we have a complete termcode match
 
-#ifdef FEAT_GUI
+#if defined(FEAT_GUI) || defined(MSWIN)
 	/*
-	 * Only in the GUI: Fetch the pointer coordinates of the scroll event
-	 * so that we know which window to scroll later.
+	 * For scroll events from the GUI or MS-Windows console, fetch the
+	 * pointer coordinates so that we know which window to scroll later.
 	 */
-	if (gui.in_use
+	if (TRUE
+# if defined(FEAT_GUI) && !defined(MSWIN)
+		&& gui.in_use
+# endif
 		&& key_name[0] == (int)KS_EXTRA
 		&& (key_name[1] == (int)KE_X1MOUSE
 		    || key_name[1] == (int)KE_X2MOUSE