diff --git a/src/include/h5core/h5t_core.h b/src/include/h5core/h5t_core.h
index 2594004..26caf71 100644
--- a/src/include/h5core/h5t_core.h
+++ b/src/include/h5core/h5t_core.h
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 #include "h5t_storemesh.h"
 #include "h5t_tags.h"
 
+
+#if !(defined(ULLONG_MAX))
+#define ULLONG_MAX  (ULONG_MAX * 2ULL + 1ULL)
+#endif
+
 /*
  ID's: 64bit