diff --git a/src/node.h b/src/node.h
index 0dc21c33a4..677a24f43d 100644
--- a/src/node.h
+++ b/src/node.h
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@
 #include "v8.h"  // NOLINT(build/include_order)
 #include "node_version.h"  // NODE_MODULE_VERSION
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+# include <BaseTsd.h>
+typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
+typedef SIZE_T size_t;
+#else  // !_WIN32
+# include <sys/types.h>  // size_t, ssize_t
+#endif  // _WIN32
+
 // Forward-declare these functions now to stop MSVS from becoming
 // terminally confused when it's done in node_internals.h
 namespace node {