diff --git a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
index 3bffbb28..4a6a9809 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #  pragma warning disable 1875  // offsetof applied to non-POD (Plain Old Data) types is nonstandard
 #  pragma warning disable 2196  // warning #2196: routine is both "inline" and "noinline"
 #elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#include <corecrt.h>
 #  pragma warning(push)
 #  pragma warning(disable: 4100) // warning C4100: Unreferenced formal parameter
 #  pragma warning(disable: 4127) // warning C4127: Conditional expression is constant