diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2020-05-17-00-08-13.bpo-40650.4euMtU.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2020-05-17-00-08-13.bpo-40650.4euMtU.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..db13e58b14a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2020-05-17-00-08-13.bpo-40650.4euMtU.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Include winsock2.h in pytime.c for timeval.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Python/pytime.c b/Python/pytime.c
index 6affccbeffa..b121b432f42 100644
--- a/Python/pytime.c
+++ b/Python/pytime.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "Python.h"
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
-#include <windows.h>
+#include <winsock2.h>         /* struct timeval */
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__)