diff --git a/include/mapnik/box2d.hpp b/include/mapnik/box2d.hpp
index e86732f0d..dcc3a137a 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/box2d.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/box2d.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 // mapnik
 #include <mapnik/config.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/geometry.hpp>
-
+// stl
+#include <limits>
 // agg
 // forward declare so that apps using mapnik do not need agg headers
 namespace agg {