diff --git a/src/util/headerserializers/ipv6/headers/ip6.h b/src/util/headerserializers/ipv6/headers/ip6.h
index e82b55c5ab7..bd4c0203c10 100644
--- a/src/util/headerserializers/ipv6/headers/ip6.h
+++ b/src/util/headerserializers/ipv6/headers/ip6.h
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@
 #ifndef _NETINET_IP6_H_
 #define _NETINET_IP6_H_
 
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+typedef uint8_t u_int8_t;
+typedef uint16_t u_int16_t;
+typedef uint32_t u_int32_t;
+typedef uint8_t __uint8_t;
+typedef uint16_t __uint16_t;
+typedef uint32_t __uint32_t;
+#endif
+
 #ifndef __PACKED__
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #define __PACKED__