diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/file.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/file.h
index 5ecea6792..512bbae85 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/file.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/file.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 #	define write _write
 #	define stat _stat
 #	define unlink _unlink
+#elif defined (__MINGW32__)
+#	define ssize_t int
 #else
 #	include <unistd.h>
 #endif