diff --git a/deps/w32-pthreads/pthread.h b/deps/w32-pthreads/pthread.h
index aadc99d05..0e834aefc 100644
--- a/deps/w32-pthreads/pthread.h
+++ b/deps/w32-pthreads/pthread.h
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@
 typedef unsigned long DWORD_PTR;
 typedef unsigned long ULONG_PTR;
 #endif
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1900
+#define HAVE_STRUCT_TIMESPEC
+#endif
 /*
  * -----------------
  * autoconf switches