diff --git a/include/boost/thread/pthread/once.hpp b/include/boost/thread/pthread/once.hpp
index 5c3d0238..4b177aa1 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/pthread/once.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/pthread/once.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <boost/thread/pthread/pthread_mutex_scoped_lock.hpp>
 #include <boost/cstdint.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread/detail/delete.hpp>
+// Force SIG_ATOMIC_MAX tobe defined
+#define __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS
 #include <csignal>
 
 #include <boost/config/abi_prefix.hpp>