diff --git a/include/EGL/eglplatform.h b/include/EGL/eglplatform.h
index 6d6fa27a3d5..74e0240068f 100644
--- a/include/EGL/eglplatform.h
+++ b/include/EGL/eglplatform.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 #endif
 typedef long	int32_t;
 typedef unsigned long u_int32_t;
+typedef unsigned char uint8_t;
+
 typedef HDC		NativeDisplayType;
 typedef HWND	NativeWindowType;
 typedef HBITMAP NativePixmapType;