diff --git a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children.c b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children.c
index 4225786c63..81bf3743a5 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children.c
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #include "../slap.h"
 #include "../back-ldbm/back-ldbm.h"
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+time_t starttime;
+#endif
+
 #include "ldif.h"
 
 #define MAXARGS      		100
diff --git a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2entry.c b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2entry.c
index 6e97fbe55c..c1de219d7f 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2entry.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2entry.c
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #include "../slap.h"
 #include "../back-ldbm/back-ldbm.h"
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+time_t starttime;
+#endif
+
 #define MAXARGS      		100
 
 static char	*tailorfile;
diff --git a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2index.c b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2index.c
index 0bba2cdeb2..a6fd45bec6 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2index.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2index.c
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 #include "ldapconfig.h"
 #include "ldif.h"
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+time_t starttime;
+#endif
+
 #define MAXARGS      		100
 
 static void