diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/Logging.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/Logging.cpp
index 39e7608e29..c9b2734619 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/Logging.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/Logging.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,16 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <ctime>
 //#include <netdb.h> // not available on windows, apparently not needed on mac
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <process.h>
+#define getpid _getpid
+#define getppid _getpid // hack to build
+#define pid_t int // hack to build
+#endif
+
 #include <QtNetwork/QHostInfo>
 
 #include "HifiSockAddr.h"