diff --git a/include/cuda/std/limits b/include/cuda/std/limits
index 87101dcae8..9e46676d21 100644
--- a/include/cuda/std/limits
+++ b/include/cuda/std/limits
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #ifndef _CUDA_LIMITS
 #define _CUDA_LIMITS
 
+#ifdef __CUDACC_RTC__
+    #include "climits"
+#endif
 #include "type_traits"
 #include "version"