diff --git a/websocketpp/common/stdint.hpp b/websocketpp/common/stdint.hpp
index 7bacfbca97..3e89407ea7 100644
--- a/websocketpp/common/stdint.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/common/stdint.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,43 @@
 #ifndef __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS
 	#define __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS 1
 #endif
-#include <stdint.h>
+
+#if WIN32 && (_MSC_VER < 1600)
+    #include <boost/cstdint.hpp>
+
+    using boost::int8_t;
+    using boost::int_least8_t;
+    using boost::int_fast8_t;
+    using boost::uint8_t;
+    using boost::uint_least8_t;
+    using boost::uint_fast8_t;
+
+    using boost::int16_t;
+    using boost::int_least16_t;
+    using boost::int_fast16_t;
+    using boost::uint16_t;
+    using boost::uint_least16_t;
+    using boost::uint_fast16_t;
+
+    using boost::int32_t;
+    using boost::int_least32_t;
+    using boost::int_fast32_t;
+    using boost::uint32_t;
+    using boost::uint_least32_t;
+    using boost::uint_fast32_t;
+
+    #ifndef BOOST_NO_INT64_T
+    using boost::int64_t;
+    using boost::int_least64_t;
+    using boost::int_fast64_t;
+    using boost::uint64_t;
+    using boost::uint_least64_t;
+    using boost::uint_fast64_t;
+    #endif
+    using boost::intmax_t;
+    using boost::uintmax_t;
+#else
+    #include <stdint.h>
+#endif
 
 #endif // WEBSOCKETPP_COMMON_STDINT_HPP