diff --git a/minitar.h b/minitar.h
index d9ccac5..b89e4d8 100644
--- a/minitar.h
+++ b/minitar.h
@@ -10,7 +10,15 @@
 #define MINITAR_H
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+typedef unsigned int mode_t;
+typedef unsigned int gid_t;
+typedef unsigned int uid_t;
+#else
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
 
 struct minitar
 {
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 5cc7d4c..fda30a8 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 
 #ifndef __TINYC__
 #include <stdnoreturn.h>