diff --git a/src/internet/model/tcp-socket.cc b/src/internet/model/tcp-socket.cc
index 603a17f78..6062e5148 100644
--- a/src/internet/model/tcp-socket.cc
+++ b/src/internet/model/tcp-socket.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  * Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
  */
 
+#define __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS
+
 #include "ns3/object.h"
 #include "ns3/log.h"
 #include "ns3/uinteger.h"