diff --git a/modules/juce_events/messages/juce_ApplicationBase.cpp b/modules/juce_events/messages/juce_ApplicationBase.cpp
index 507823d1c2..7a87fdbc64 100644
--- a/modules/juce_events/messages/juce_ApplicationBase.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_events/messages/juce_ApplicationBase.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ String JUCEApplicationBase::getCommandLineParameters()          { return String(
 
 #else
 
-#if JUCE_WINDOWS
+#if JUCE_WINDOWS && ! defined (_CONSOLE)
 
 String JUCE_CALLTYPE JUCEApplicationBase::getCommandLineParameters()
 {
@@ -171,8 +171,13 @@ StringArray JUCE_CALLTYPE JUCEApplicationBase::getCommandLineParameterArray()
  extern void initialiseNSApplication();
 #endif
 
-extern const char* const* juce_argv;  // declared in juce_core
-extern int juce_argc;
+#if JUCE_WINDOWS
+ const char* const* juce_argv = nullptr;
+ int juce_argc = 0;
+#else
+ extern const char* const* juce_argv;  // declared in juce_core
+ extern int juce_argc;
+#endif
 
 String JUCEApplicationBase::getCommandLineParameters()
 {