diff --git a/src/tl/tl/tlTimer.cc b/src/tl/tl/tlTimer.cc
index 04aaa4b54..90b2c7bb2 100644
--- a/src/tl/tl/tlTimer.cc
+++ b/src/tl/tl/tlTimer.cc
@@ -25,8 +25,15 @@
 #include "tlLog.h"
 #include "tlString.h"
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+
+#  include <Windows.h>
+
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+
 #  include <sys/times.h>
+#  include <Windows.h>
+#
 #endif
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -35,10 +42,6 @@
 #  include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#  include <Windows.h>
-#endif
-
 #if defined(__MACH__)
 #  include <mach/clock.h>
 #  include <mach/mach.h>