diff --git a/alg/contour.cpp b/alg/contour.cpp
index 01fb5c33e976..5f4ef21ac84f 100644
--- a/alg/contour.cpp
+++ b/alg/contour.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 #include "ogr_srs_api.h"
 #include "ogr_geometry.h"
 
+#include <limits>
+
 static CPLErr OGRPolygonContourWriter(double dfLevelMin, double dfLevelMax,
                                       const OGRMultiPolygon &multipoly,
                                       void *pInfo)