diff --git a/vlib/compiler/main.v b/vlib/compiler/main.v
index 1a928c40c0..d4f9e20655 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/main.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/main.v
@@ -246,7 +246,11 @@ pub fn (v mut V) compile() {
 		cgen.genln(js_headers)
 	} $else {
 		if !v.pref.is_bare {
-			cgen.genln('#include <inttypes.h>')  // int64_t etc
+			$if msvc {
+				cgen.genln('#include <stdint.h>')
+			} $else {
+				cgen.genln('#include <inttypes.h>')  // int64_t etc
+			}
 		} else {
 			cgen.genln('#include <stdint.h>')
 		}