diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/main.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/main.cc
index 4a4d5c9a5039..a8a540b20148 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/main.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/main.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include <windows.h>
+#include <shellapi.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace google {