diff --git a/src/tbb/tbb_misc.cpp b/src/tbb/tbb_misc.cpp
index 854947e..904fa9f 100644
--- a/src/tbb/tbb_misc.cpp
+++ b/src/tbb/tbb_misc.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 // Source file for miscellaneous entities that are infrequently referenced by
 // an executing program.
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#  include <windows.h>
+#endif
 #include "tbb/tbb_stddef.h"
 #include "tbb_assert_impl.h" // Out-of-line TBB assertion handling routines are instantiated here.
 #include "tbb/tbb_exception.h"