diff --git a/src/events.h b/src/events.h
index 5ebd3ad..1c8a85c 100644
--- a/src/events.h
+++ b/src/events.h
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
-#include <stdint.h>
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER < 1600)
+/* MS compilers of pre-VC2010 versions don't have stdint.h */
+	#include "wiiuse_msvcstdint.h"
+#else
+	#include <stdint.h>
+#endif
 
 void wiiuse_pressed_buttons(struct wiimote_t* wm, byte* msg);