--- a/psutil/_psutil_windows.c
+++ b/psutil/_psutil_windows.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include "arch/windows/sys.h"
 #include "arch/windows/wmi.h"
 
+PyObject *TimeoutExpired;
+PyObject *TimeoutAbandoned;
 
 // ------------------------ Python init ---------------------------
 
--- a/psutil/arch/windows/proc.c
+++ b/psutil/arch/windows/proc.c
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 
 
 // Raised by Process.wait().
-PyObject *TimeoutExpired;
-PyObject *TimeoutAbandoned;
+PyObject *TimeoutExpired2;
+PyObject *TimeoutAbandoned2;
 
 
 /*
@@ -168,14 +168,14 @@
         return NULL;
     }
     if (retVal == WAIT_TIMEOUT) {
-        PyErr_SetString(TimeoutExpired,
+        PyErr_SetString(TimeoutExpired2,
                         "WaitForSingleObject() returned WAIT_TIMEOUT");
         CloseHandle(hProcess);
         return NULL;
     }
     if (retVal == WAIT_ABANDONED) {
         psutil_debug("WaitForSingleObject() -> WAIT_ABANDONED");
-        PyErr_SetString(TimeoutAbandoned,
+        PyErr_SetString(TimeoutAbandoned2,
                         "WaitForSingleObject() returned WAIT_ABANDONED");
         CloseHandle(hProcess);
         return NULL;
--- a/psutil/arch/windows/proc.h
+++ b/psutil/arch/windows/proc.h
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <Python.h>
 
-PyObject *TimeoutExpired;
-PyObject *TimeoutAbandoned;
-
 PyObject *psutil_pid_exists(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
 PyObject *psutil_pids(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
 PyObject *psutil_ppid_map(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);