diff --git a/libs/pbd/pathexpand.cc b/libs/pbd/pathexpand.cc
index 8184624d89..f9c42b4948 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/pathexpand.cc
+++ b/libs/pbd/pathexpand.cc
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ using std::vector;
 
 #ifdef COMPILER_MINGW
 
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <glibmm.h>