diff --git a/src/WindowsPortableUpdater.cpp b/src/WindowsPortableUpdater.cpp
index 90318a0..ac4ea01 100644
--- a/src/WindowsPortableUpdater.cpp
+++ b/src/WindowsPortableUpdater.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <SDL3/SDL.h>
 #include <windows.h>
+#include <shellapi.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace WindowsPortableUpdater {
@@ -86,11 +87,11 @@ bool apply_zip_and_restart(const std::string& zipBytes) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
     namespace fs = std::filesystem;
     try {
-        char* basePath = SDL_GetBasePath();
+        const char* basePath = SDL_GetBasePath();
         if(!basePath)
             return false;
         fs::path appDir = fs::path(basePath);
-        SDL_free(basePath);
+        SDL_free(const_cast<char*>(basePath));
 
         fs::path tempRoot = fs::temp_directory_path() / "infinipaint-update";
         fs::create_directories(tempRoot);