diff --git a/src/tl/tl/tlTimer.cc b/src/tl/tl/tlTimer.cc
index 90b2c7bb2..e3dec67c4 100644
--- a/src/tl/tl/tlTimer.cc
+++ b/src/tl/tl/tlTimer.cc
@@ -25,27 +25,17 @@
 #include "tlLog.h"
 #include "tlString.h"
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(_WIN32)
 #  include <Windows.h>
-
-#elif defined(_WIN32)
-
+#elif defined(__MACH__)
+#  include <mach/clock.h>
+#  include <mach/mach.h>
+#else
 #  include <sys/times.h>
-#  include <Windows.h>
-#
-#endif
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#if !defined(_MSC_VER) // not available on MS VC++
 #  include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__MACH__)
-#  include <mach/clock.h>
-#  include <mach/mach.h>
-#endif
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 namespace tl
 {