diff --git a/src/kit/taosdemo/inc/demo.h b/src/kit/taosdemo/inc/demo.h
index 359d583bf5c851a77499388d693a287a088a31fd..ff605afcbb05d2c27abd382a249456b52763f673 100644
--- a/src/kit/taosdemo/inc/demo.h
+++ b/src/kit/taosdemo/inc/demo.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 extern char configDir[];
 
 #define STR_INSERT_INTO "INSERT INTO "
-#define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS 1
+
 #define MAX_RECORDS_PER_REQ 32766
 
 #define HEAD_BUFF_LEN \
diff --git a/src/kit/taosdemo/src/demoUtil.c b/src/kit/taosdemo/src/demoUtil.c
index 2825fc551246fd527337264cdcbac1348fd01081..766ed3dfc29c53df322bc67c3fa427cf97782aad 100644
--- a/src/kit/taosdemo/src/demoUtil.c
+++ b/src/kit/taosdemo/src/demoUtil.c
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ void ERROR_EXIT(const char *msg) {
 
 #ifdef WINDOWS
 #define _CRT_RAND_S
-
+#define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS 1
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <winsock2.h>