diff --git a/src/stdint.hpp b/src/stdint.hpp
index dc4d5df1..e04e7fc2 100644
--- a/src/stdint.hpp
+++ b/src/stdint.hpp
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ typedef unsigned __int64 uint64_t;
 
 #else
 
+//  To define SIZE_MAX with older compilers
+#define __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #endif