diff --git a/vlib/net/net_windows.c.v b/vlib/net/net_windows.c.v
index 8dd2e5f01a..64cca39866 100644
--- a/vlib/net/net_windows.c.v
+++ b/vlib/net/net_windows.c.v
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 module net
 
+// needed for unix domain sockets support
+#include <afunix.h>
+
 // WsaError is all of the socket errors that WSA provides from WSAGetLastError
 pub enum WsaError {
 	//