diff --git a/include/windef.h b/include/windef.h
index 809fdd3f925..f49b4c0432d 100644
--- a/include/windef.h
+++ b/include/windef.h
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ typedef struct _POINTL
 {
     LONG x;
     LONG y;
-} POINTL;
+} POINTL, *PPOINTL;
 
 /* The POINTS structure */
 
diff --git a/include/wtypes.h b/include/wtypes.h
index e32c80de2aa..f125d403349 100644
--- a/include/wtypes.h
+++ b/include/wtypes.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ typedef struct tagPOINT {
 typedef struct _POINTL {
     LONG x;
     LONG y;
-} POINTL;
+} POINTL, *PPOINTL;
 
 typedef struct tagRECT {
     LONG left;
diff --git a/include/wtypes.idl b/include/wtypes.idl
index 6608f34412f..f0302457bb5 100644
--- a/include/wtypes.idl
+++ b/include/wtypes.idl
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ typedef struct _POINTL
 {
     LONG x;
     LONG y;
-} POINTL;
+} POINTL, *PPOINTL;
 
 typedef struct tagRECT
 {