diff --git a/src/zip.h b/src/zip.h
index f8103603..d78dba23 100644
--- a/src/zip.h
+++ b/src/zip.h
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #if !defined(_SSIZE_T_DEFINED) && !defined(_SSIZE_T_DEFINED_) &&               \
     !defined(__DEFINED_ssize_t) && !defined(__ssize_t_defined) &&              \
-    !defined(_SSIZE_T) && !defined(_SSIZE_T_) && !defined(_SSIZE_T_DECLARED)
+    !defined(_SSIZE_T) && !defined(_SSIZE_T_) &&                               \
+    !defined(_SSIZE_T_DECLARED) && !defined(__have_typedef_ssize_t)
 
 // 64-bit Windows is the only mainstream platform
 // where sizeof(long) != sizeof(void*)
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ typedef long ssize_t; /* byte count or error */
 #define _SSIZE_T
 #define _SSIZE_T_
 #define _SSIZE_T_DECLARED
-
+#define __have_typedef_ssize_t
 #endif
 
 #ifndef MAX_PATH