diff --git a/include/plugins/kicad_plugin.h b/include/plugins/kicad_plugin.h
index 4458238fb7..7475ff7870 100644
--- a/include/plugins/kicad_plugin.h
+++ b/include/plugins/kicad_plugin.h
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@
     #define KICAD_PLUGIN_EXPORT extern "C" __attribute__((__visibility__("default")))
     #endif
 #else
-    #ifdef _MSC_VER
-    #include <cstdint>
-    #endif
-
+    #include <stdint.h>
     #ifndef KICAD_PLUGIN_EXPORT
     #define KICAD_PLUGIN_EXPORT extern "C" __declspec( dllexport )
     #endif