diff --git a/gst/dccp/gstdccp_common.h b/gst/dccp/gstdccp_common.h
index a2c2ca2a36..cc4c16a1a3 100644
--- a/gst/dccp/gstdccp_common.h
+++ b/gst/dccp/gstdccp_common.h
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
 #else
 /* ws2_32.dll has getaddrinfo and freeaddrinfo on Windows XP and later.
  * minwg32 headers check WINVER before allowing the use of these */
+#ifndef WINVER
 #  define WINVER 0x0501
+#endif
 #  include <winsock2.h>
 #  include <ws2tcpip.h>
 #ifndef socklen_t
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <_stdint.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>