diff --git a/src/util/serialize.h b/src/util/serialize.h
index 2b3624963..36324a675 100644
--- a/src/util/serialize.h
+++ b/src/util/serialize.h
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 
 #include "config.h"
 #if HAVE_ENDIAN_H
-	#if defined(__MACH__) && defined(__APPLE__)
+	#ifdef _WIN32
+		#define __BYTE_ORDER 0
+		#define __LITTLE_ENDIAN 0
+		#define __BIG_ENDIAN 1
+	#elif defined(__MACH__) && defined(__APPLE__)
 		#include <machine/endian.h>
 	#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
 		#include <sys/endian.h>