diff --git a/base/memory/ref_counted.h b/base/memory/ref_counted.h
index 9ef94d84769df..8e5b3a740f253 100644
--- a/base/memory/ref_counted.h
+++ b/base/memory/ref_counted.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 #include <utility>
 
+#include <limits>
+
 #include "base/atomic_ref_count.h"
 #include "base/base_export.h"
 #include "base/check.h"