diff --git a/src/hidapi/windows/hidapi_descriptor_reconstruct.h b/src/hidapi/windows/hidapi_descriptor_reconstruct.h
index a6223b6a4..0bfe72b23 100644
--- a/src/hidapi/windows/hidapi_descriptor_reconstruct.h
+++ b/src/hidapi/windows/hidapi_descriptor_reconstruct.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  code repository located at:
         https://github.com/libusb/hidapi .
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+#include "SDL_internal.h"
+
 #ifndef HIDAPI_DESCRIPTOR_RECONSTRUCT_H__
 #define HIDAPI_DESCRIPTOR_RECONSTRUCT_H__