diff --git a/lib/platform.h b/lib/platform.h
index 01a0ae247..2a1fbc44e 100644
--- a/lib/platform.h
+++ b/lib/platform.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+#include <climits>
 #include <string>
 
 /// @addtogroup Core
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ namespace cppcheck {
     private:
         static long long min_value(int bit) {
             if (bit >= 64)
-                return 1LL << 63;
+                return LLONG_MIN;
             return -(1LL << (bit-1));
         }