diff --git a/code/game/q_shared.h b/code/game/q_shared.h
index 8e78ba4..13ea541 100644
--- a/code/game/q_shared.h
+++ b/code/game/q_shared.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 
 #include "bg_lib.h"
 
+typedef int intptr_t;
+
 #else
 
 #include <assert.h>