diff --git a/utils/lstopo/lstopo.c b/utils/lstopo/lstopo.c
index a946581c3..ecbf64aff 100644
--- a/utils/lstopo/lstopo.c
+++ b/utils/lstopo/lstopo.c
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
 # endif
 #endif
 
+#if _MSC_VER
+#define STDOUT_FILENO _fileno( stdout )
+#endif
+
 #ifdef ANDROID
 extern void setJNIEnv();
 #endif