diff --git a/libretro-common/include/retro_miscellaneous.h b/libretro-common/include/retro_miscellaneous.h
index 8237457a8b..1c00442388 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/retro_miscellaneous.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/retro_miscellaneous.h
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@
 
 #include <limits.h>
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include <compat/msvc.h>
+#endif
 #include <retro_inline.h>
 
 #ifndef PATH_MAX_LENGTH