diff --git a/include/exiv2/value.hpp b/include/exiv2/value.hpp
index e5ae71fd..2078c6bd 100644
--- a/include/exiv2/value.hpp
+++ b/include/exiv2/value.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <climits>
 
 // *****************************************************************************
 // namespace extensions