diff --git a/src/core/model/cairo-wideint.c b/src/core/model/cairo-wideint.c
index d3f2ed1a3..094bc98a3 100644
--- a/src/core/model/cairo-wideint.c
+++ b/src/core/model/cairo-wideint.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  * Code changes for ns-3 from upstream are marked with `//PDB'
  */
 
+#include <climits>
 #include "cairo-wideint-private.h"
 
 /**