diff --git a/include/SDL_pixels.h b/include/SDL_pixels.h
index 5abf92a85..3131af7b7 100644
--- a/include/SDL_pixels.h
+++ b/include/SDL_pixels.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #ifndef _SDL_pixels_h
 #define _SDL_pixels_h
 
+#include "SDL_stdinc.h"
+
 #include "begin_code.h"
 /* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
 #ifdef __cplusplus