diff --git a/src/lmptype.h b/src/lmptype.h
index 3ce417c91e..a44e4eb834 100644
--- a/src/lmptype.h
+++ b/src/lmptype.h
@@ -114,4 +114,10 @@ typedef int bigint;
 
 }
 
+// settings to enable LAMMPS build under Windows
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include "lmp_windows.h"
+#endif
+
 #endif