diff --git a/src/fcint.h b/src/fcint.h
index 08a0cd6..fb173b5 100644
--- a/src/fcint.h
+++ b/src/fcint.h
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@
 #define FC_CONFIG_PATH "fonts.conf"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define FC_LIKELY(expr) (expr)
+#define FC_UNLIKELY(expr) (expr)
+#else
+#define FC_LIKELY(expr) (__builtin_expect (expr, 1))
+#define FC_UNLIKELY(expr) (__builtin_expect (expr, 0))
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #  include "fcwindows.h"
 typedef UINT (WINAPI *pfnGetSystemWindowsDirectory)(LPSTR, UINT);