diff --git a/glib/gbacktrace.h b/glib/gbacktrace.h
index 9e9cba151..09b8ccbd3 100644
--- a/glib/gbacktrace.h
+++ b/glib/gbacktrace.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void g_on_error_stack_trace (const gchar *prg_name);
 #  define G_BREAKPOINT()        G_STMT_START{ __debugbreak(); }G_STMT_END
 #elif defined (__alpha__) && !defined(__osf__) && defined (__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 2
 #  define G_BREAKPOINT()        G_STMT_START{ __asm__ __volatile__ ("bpt"); }G_STMT_END
-#elif defined (__APPLE__)
+#elif defined (__APPLE__) || (defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__)))
 #  define G_BREAKPOINT()        G_STMT_START{ __builtin_trap(); }G_STMT_END
 #else   /* !__i386__ && !__alpha__ */
 #  define G_BREAKPOINT()        G_STMT_START{ raise (SIGTRAP); }G_STMT_END