diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index 0bcb5f617..4d49242a4 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -180,9 +180,13 @@ typedef double ggml_float;
 #undef bool
 #define bool _Bool
 #else
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__MINGW32__)
+#include <intrin.h>
+#else
 #include <immintrin.h>
 #endif
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #ifdef __F16C__