diff --git a/simgear/threads/SGThread.cxx b/simgear/threads/SGThread.cxx
index ac3ee933..f7de11f7 100644
--- a/simgear/threads/SGThread.cxx
+++ b/simgear/threads/SGThread.cxx
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #include <simgear/compiler.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#  include <time.h>
+#else
+#  include <sys/time.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "SGThread.hxx"