diff --git a/dtool/src/parser-inc/ws2tcpip.h b/dtool/src/parser-inc/ws2tcpip.h
index 49262434c5..002bb035b5 100644
--- a/dtool/src/parser-inc/ws2tcpip.h
+++ b/dtool/src/parser-inc/ws2tcpip.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-typedef DWORD socklen_t;
+typedef int socklen_t;