diff --git a/src/c/pyeclib_c/pyeclib_c.c b/src/c/pyeclib_c/pyeclib_c.c
index 407b6b5..45df794 100644
--- a/src/c/pyeclib_c/pyeclib_c.c
+++ b/src/c/pyeclib_c/pyeclib_c.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <paths.h>
 #define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
diff --git a/src/c/pyeclib_c/pyeclib_c.h b/src/c/pyeclib_c/pyeclib_c.h
index 4b7b3db..0c39d04 100644
--- a/src/c/pyeclib_c/pyeclib_c.h
+++ b/src/c/pyeclib_c/pyeclib_c.h
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 #ifndef __PYEC_LIB_C_H_
 #define __PYEC_LIB_C_H_
 
-/* For exact-width integer types */
-#include <stdint.h>
-
 typedef struct pyeclib_s
 {
   int             ec_desc;