diff --git a/include/mariadb_python.h b/include/mariadb_python.h
index 9a97e49..a25d4e5 100755
--- a/include/mariadb_python.h
+++ b/include/mariadb_python.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 #include <windows.h>
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
+#endif
 typedef CRITICAL_SECTION pthread_mutex_t;
 #define pthread_mutex_init(A,B)  InitializeCriticalSection(A)
 #define pthread_mutex_lock(A)	 (EnterCriticalSection(A),0)
diff --git a/site.cfg b/site.cfg
index c0cb965..c3e3351 100644
--- a/site.cfg
+++ b/site.cfg
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 link_static=default
 # Windows: location of MySQL Connector/C installation
 install_dir=c:\Program Files\MariaDB\MariaDB Connector C 64-bit
+#install_dir=c:\Program Files (x86)\MariaDB\MariaDB Connector C
 # Posix: location of mariadb_config executable
 mariadb_config=/usr/local/bin/mariadb_config