--- a/enchant-2/enchant.h
+++ b/enchant-2/enchant.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h> /* for uint32_t */
 #include <sys/types.h> /* for size_t, ssize_t */
+#include <BaseTsd.h>
+typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
 
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus