diff --git a/src/hardware/mame/emu.h b/src/hardware/mame/emu.h
index ace02d29..834d375d 100644
--- a/src/hardware/mame/emu.h
+++ b/src/hardware/mame/emu.h
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 
 
 #include "dosbox.h"
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER  <= 1500) 
+#include <SDL.h>
+#else
 #include <stdint.h>
+#endif
 #include <math.h>
 #include <float.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/src/hardware/mame/fmopl.h b/src/hardware/mame/fmopl.h
index c64a59c9..677df505 100644
--- a/src/hardware/mame/fmopl.h
+++ b/src/hardware/mame/fmopl.h
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER  <= 1500) 
+#include <SDL.h>
+#else
 #include <stdint.h>
+#endif
 
 
 /* --- select emulation chips --- */