diff --git a/evutil.c b/evutil.c
index 4fa3754c..abe15604 100644
--- a/evutil.c
+++ b/evutil.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 #define close _close
 #define fstat _fstati64
 #define stat _stati64
+#define mode_t int
 #endif
 
 int