diff --git a/src/helper/membuf.c b/src/helper/membuf.c
index 160d0bd7a4e992dedc61065a0a339fd838ce3050..766364a88e7066dbdba5281927012c1f1c9fbe49 100644
--- a/src/helper/membuf.c
+++ b/src/helper/membuf.c
@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@ membuf_strtok(struct membuf *pBuf, const char *sep, void **pLast)
     if (pBuf) {
 	pBuf->_strtoklast = NULL;
 	*pLast = pBuf;
-	return strtok_r(((char *)(pBuf->buf)), sep, &(pBuf->_strtoklast));
+	// this should be "strtok_r()" but windows lacks */
+	return strtok(((char *)(pBuf->buf)), sep);
     } else {
 	// recover our pBuf
 	pBuf = *((struct membuf **)(pLast));
-	return strtok_r(NULL, sep, &(pBuf->_strtoklast));
+	// this should be "strtok_r()" but windows lacks */
+	return strtok( NULL, sep);
     }
 }