diff --git a/src/runtime/c/pgf/db.cxx b/src/runtime/c/pgf/db.cxx
index 4f5ee8311..d6880728d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/c/pgf/db.cxx
+++ b/src/runtime/c/pgf/db.cxx
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ size_t getpagesize()
 #define open _open
 #define lseek _lseek
 #define close _close
+
+#include <BaseTsd.h>
+typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
 #endif
 
 #define ftruncate _chsize