diff --git a/libavutil/x86/timer.h b/libavutil/x86/timer.h
index 35e614d0d0..cdd67ddbb5 100644
--- a/libavutil/x86/timer.h
+++ b/libavutil/x86/timer.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static inline uint64_t read_time(void)
 
 #elif HAVE_RDTSC
 
+#include <intrin.h>
 #define AV_READ_TIME __rdtsc
 
 #endif /* HAVE_INLINE_ASM */