diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1646855d30..2c30250610 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -682,13 +682,13 @@ check_type_size("ssize_t" SIZEOF_SSIZE_T)
 if(SIZEOF_SSIZE_T STREQUAL "")
     # ssize_t is a signed type in POSIX storing at least -1.
     # Set it to "int" to match the behavior of AC_TYPE_SSIZE_T (autotools).
-    set(ssize_t int)
+    set(SSIZE_T_DEF "typedef int ssize_t;")
 endif()
 check_type_size("off_t" SIZEOF_OFF_T)
 if(SIZEOF_OFF_T STREQUAL "")
     # off_t is a signed type in POSIX no narrower than int.
     # Set it to "long int" to match the behavior of AC_TYPE_OFF_T (autotools).
-    set(off_t long int)
+    set(OFF_T_DEF "typedef long int off_t;")
 endif()
 
 check_type_size("int" SIZEOF_INT)
diff --git a/clamav-config.h.cmake.in b/clamav-config.h.cmake.in
index b21af87782..e055cb7e1d 100644
--- a/clamav-config.h.cmake.in
+++ b/clamav-config.h.cmake.in
@@ -587,11 +587,22 @@
 #define inline @INLINE_KEYWORD@
 #endif
 
-/* Define to `long int' if <sys/types.h> does not define. */
-#cmakedefine off_t @off_t@
-
 /* Define to `int' if <sys/types.h> does not define. */
-#cmakedefine ssize_t @ssize_t@
+#ifndef __ssize_t_defined
+   #if defined(_MSC_VER)
+      #include <BaseTsd.h>
+      typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
+   #else
+      @SSIZE_T_DEF@
+   #endif
+   # define __ssize_t_defined
+#endif
+
+/* Define to `long int' if <sys/types.h> does not define. */
+#ifndef __off_t_defined
+   @OFF_T_DEF@
+   #define __off_t_defined
+#endif
 
 /* Define to the equivalent of the C99 'restrict' keyword, or to
    nothing if this is not supported.  Do not define if restrict is
diff --git a/win32/compat/net.h b/win32/compat/net.h
index 655373aa94..bd5fad478d 100644
--- a/win32/compat/net.h
+++ b/win32/compat/net.h
@@ -24,8 +24,14 @@
 
 /* Don't include clamav-config.h, because that brings in platform.h
    and platform.h will make these functions recursive ;-). */
-#ifndef ssize_t
-typedef int ssize_t;
+#ifndef __ssize_t_defined
+   #if defined(_MSC_VER)
+      #include <BaseTsd.h>
+      typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
+   #else
+      typedef int ssize_t;
+   #endif
+   # define __ssize_t_defined
 #endif
 
 #define F_GETFL 1