diff --git a/mlx/io/load.h b/mlx/io/load.h
index e75057f68..3a58aff59 100644
--- a/mlx/io/load.h
+++ b/mlx/io/load.h
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <memory>
 #include <sstream>
 
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#include <io.h>
+#else
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "mlx/io/threadpool.h"
 
 namespace mlx::core {