diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/sound/audio_decoder_mp3.h b/code/nel/include/nel/sound/audio_decoder_mp3.h
index fac2e2693..e6ef91326 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/sound/audio_decoder_mp3.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/sound/audio_decoder_mp3.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #define NLSOUND_AUDIO_DECODER_MP3_H
 #include <nel/misc/types_nl.h>
 
+#if (NL_COMP_VC_VERSION > 90) /* VS2008 does not have stdint.h */
+
 #include <nel/sound/audio_decoder.h>
 
 // disable drmp3_init_file()
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ public:
 
 } /* namespace NLSOUND */
 
+#endif /* (NL_COMP_VC_VERSION > 90) */
+
 #endif // NLSOUND_AUDIO_DECODER_MP3_H
 
 /* end of file */
diff --git a/code/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder.cpp b/code/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder.cpp
index d849ed770..506c01a3b 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder.cpp
@@ -103,10 +103,12 @@ IAudioDecoder *IAudioDecoder::createAudioDecoder(const std::string &type, NLMISC
 	{
 		return new CAudioDecoderVorbis(stream, loop);
 	}
+#if (NL_COMP_VC_VERSION > 90) /* VS2008 does not have stdint.h */
 	else if (type_lower == "mp3")
 	{
 		return new CAudioDecoderMP3(stream, loop);
 	}
+#endif
 	else
 	{
 		nlwarning("Music file type unknown: '%s'", type_lower.c_str());
diff --git a/code/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder_mp3.cpp b/code/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder_mp3.cpp
index dc740bec0..fd8b1721c 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder_mp3.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder_mp3.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #include "stdsound.h"
 
+#if (NL_COMP_VC_VERSION > 90) /* VS2008 does not have stdint.h */
+
 #include <nel/sound/audio_decoder_mp3.h>
 
 #define DR_MP3_IMPLEMENTATION
@@ -221,4 +223,6 @@ void CAudioDecoderMP3::setLooping(bool loop)
 
 } /* namespace NLSOUND */
 
+#endif /* (NL_COMP_VC_VERSION > 90) */
+
 /* end of file */