diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ktx/ReaderWriterKTX.h b/src/osgPlugins/ktx/ReaderWriterKTX.h
index ed85b5cbf..051b59b46 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ktx/ReaderWriterKTX.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ktx/ReaderWriterKTX.h
@@ -12,7 +12,19 @@
 */
 
 #include <osgDB/ReaderWriter>
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+typedef __int8 int8_t;
+typedef unsigned __int8 uint8_t;
+typedef __int16 int16_t;
+typedef unsigned __int16 uint16_t;
+typedef __int32 int32_t;
+typedef unsigned __int32 uint32_t;
+typedef __int64 int64_t;
+typedef unsigned __int64 uint64_t;
+#else
 #include <stdint.h>
+#endif
 
 struct KTXTexHeader
 {