diff --git a/include/event2/util.h b/include/event2/util.h
index ca404894..70aabb66 100644
--- a/include/event2/util.h
+++ b/include/event2/util.h
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define EV_INT32_MAX  INT32_MAX
 #define EV_INT32_MIN  INT32_MIN
 #define EV_UINT16_MAX UINT16_MAX
+#define EV_INT16_MIN  INT16_MIN
 #define EV_INT16_MAX  INT16_MAX
 #define EV_UINT8_MAX  UINT8_MAX
 #define EV_INT8_MAX   INT8_MAX