diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.hpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.hpp
index fffe59e7..85477ec2 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.hpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 
 // Universal Windows platform does not support SEH
 // Or console colours (or console at all...)
-#  if defined(WINAPI_FAMILY) && (WINAPI_FAMILY == WINAPI_FAMILY_APP)
+#  if defined(CATCH_PLATFORM_WINDOWS_UWP)
 #    define CATCH_INTERNAL_CONFIG_NO_COLOUR_WIN32
 #  else
 #    define CATCH_INTERNAL_CONFIG_WINDOWS_SEH
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_platform.hpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_platform.hpp
index 8ecf01ad..01ee6cd9 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_platform.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_platform.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 
 #elif defined(WIN32) || defined(__WIN32__) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__MINGW32__)
 #  define CATCH_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+
+#  if defined( WINAPI_FAMILY ) && ( WINAPI_FAMILY == WINAPI_FAMILY_APP )
+#      define CATCH_PLATFORM_WINDOWS_UWP
+#  endif
 #endif
 
 #endif // CATCH_PLATFORM_HPP_INCLUDED