diff --git a/ext/libpsem/psem.h b/ext/libpsem/psem.h
index c95ead7..862eeee 100644
--- a/ext/libpsem/psem.h
+++ b/ext/libpsem/psem.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * Portable semaphore interface focusing on cross-process use.
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>		/* size_t */
+
 #ifdef HAVE_SEM_OPEN
 #include "psem_posix.h"
 #endif