diff --git a/src/rng/boost_rng.hpp b/src/rng/boost_rng.hpp
index 2513163910..8069937080 100644
--- a/src/rng/boost_rng.hpp
+++ b/src/rng/boost_rng.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
 #ifndef BOOST_RNG_HPP
 #define BOOST_RNG_HPP
 
+#define __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS 1
 #include <stdint.h>
+
 #include <boost/random.hpp>
 #include <boost/random/random_device.hpp>