diff --git a/src/node_http2.h b/src/node_http2.h
index 5bd715da8a2697..4c1c21798138ff 100644
--- a/src/node_http2.h
+++ b/src/node_http2.h
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@
 
 #if defined(NODE_WANT_INTERNALS) && NODE_WANT_INTERNALS
 
+// nghttp2.h needs ssize_t to compile on Windows.
+// Refs: https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/35350#discussion_r954890551
+// Same as
+// https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/bb4dff783ddb3b20c67041f7ccef796c335c2407/src/node.h#L212-L220.
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#if !defined(_SSIZE_T_) && !defined(_SSIZE_T_DEFINED)
+typedef intptr_t ssize_t;
+#define _SSIZE_T_
+#define _SSIZE_T_DEFINED
+#endif
+#else                   // !_WIN32
+#include <sys/types.h>  // size_t, ssize_t
+#endif                  // _WIN32
+
 // FIXME(joyeecheung): nghttp2.h needs stdint.h to compile on Windows
 #include <cstdint>
 #include "nghttp2/nghttp2.h"