diff --git a/src/common/inc/libiec61850_common_api.h b/src/common/inc/libiec61850_common_api.h
index a233ccc9..b1a0d049 100644
--- a/src/common/inc/libiec61850_common_api.h
+++ b/src/common/inc/libiec61850_common_api.h
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#if (_MSC_VER <= 1600)
+#define bool int
+#endif
+#endif
 #include <string.h>
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__