diff --git a/lib/libalpm/be_sync.c b/lib/libalpm/be_sync.c
index feda6f5d..bd68739f 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/be_sync.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/be_sync.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 /* libarchive */