diff --git a/include/rabit/internal/io.h b/include/rabit/internal/io.h
index a492cf705..f7e255b45 100644
--- a/include/rabit/internal/io.h
+++ b/include/rabit/internal/io.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <numeric>
+#include <limits>
 #include "rabit/internal/utils.h"
 #include "rabit/serializable.h"