diff --git a/pixman/pixman-x86.c b/pixman/pixman-x86.c
index 0130b7bfa..d3d0fe1d9 100644
--- a/pixman/pixman-x86.c
+++ b/pixman/pixman-x86.c
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "pixman-private.h"
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#include <intrin.h>
+#endif
 
 #if defined(USE_X86_MMX) || defined (USE_SSE2) || defined (USE_SSSE3)
 
 /* The CPU detection code needs to be in a file not compiled with