diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 167287efb9..73c0c37b2b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         #endif
     ]])
 
-    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([windows.h winsock2.h ws2tcpip.h], [], [],
+    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([windows.h winsock2.h ws2tcpip.h w32api/wtypes.h], [], [],
                     [[#define _X86_
                      ]])
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS([w32api/winbase.h], [], [],
diff --git a/src/suricata-common.h b/src/suricata-common.h
index 4bee62b026..43c76c19f7 100644
--- a/src/suricata-common.h
+++ b/src/suricata-common.h
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@
 #include <w32api/winbase.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_W32API_WTYPES_H
+#include <w32api/wtypes.h>
+#endif
+
 #if !__CYGWIN__
 #ifdef HAVE_WINSOCK2_H
 #include <winsock2.h>