diff --git a/src/common/timer.c b/src/common/timer.c
index a2e67aa093..cf71f2ffcd 100644
--- a/src/common/timer.c
+++ b/src/common/timer.c
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #endif
 
-
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
-
 #include "timer.h"
 #include "malloc.h"
 #include "showmsg.h"