diff --git a/src/utils/types.hpp b/src/utils/types.hpp
index 0fa73c7cb..c2021fcfd 100644
--- a/src/utils/types.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/types.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
         typedef unsigned __int32 uint32_t;
         typedef __int64          int64_t;
         typedef unsigned __int64 uint64_t;
+    #elif defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1700 	
+        #include <stdint.h>
+        // We can't use the ifndef SOCKET_ERROR below in this case, since
+        // SOCKET_ERROR will be defined again in winsock2.h later 
+        // - without the #ifdef guard then causing a compiler error.
     #else
         #include <stdint.h>
         #ifndef SOCKET_ERROR