diff --git a/src/common/compat.c b/src/common/compat.c
index 3d8f6c317b..c52d1ecd44 100644
--- a/src/common/compat.c
+++ b/src/common/compat.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ set_max_file_descriptors(rlim_t limit, int *max_out)
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
   if (limit > DEFAULT_MAX_CONNECTIONS) {
     log_warn(LD_CONFIG,
-             "We do not support more than %lu file descriptors"
+             "We do not support more than %lu file descriptors "
              "on Windows. Tried to raise to %lu.",
              DEFAULT_MAX_CONNECTIONS, limit);
     return -1;
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ set_max_file_descriptors(rlim_t limit, int *max_out)
   limit = DEFAULT_MAX_CONNECTIONS;
 #elif defined(CYGWIN) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
   if (limit > CYGWIN_MAX_CONNECTIONS) {
-    log_warn(LD_CONFIG, "We do not support more than %lu file descriptors"
+    log_warn(LD_CONFIG, "We do not support more than %lu file descriptors "
              "when using Cygwin. Tried to raise to %lu.",
              CYGWIN_MAX_CONNECTIONS, limit);
     return -1;
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ set_max_file_descriptors(rlim_t limit, int *max_out)
   limit = CYGWIN_MAX_CONNECTIONS;
 #elif defined(IPHONE)
   if (limit > IPHONE_MAX_CONNECTIONS) {
-    log_warn(LD_CONFIG, "We do not support more than %lu file descriptors"
+    log_warn(LD_CONFIG, "We do not support more than %lu file descriptors "
              "on iPhone. Tried to raise to %lu.",
              IPHONE_MAX_CONNECTIONS, limit);
     return -1;
diff --git a/src/common/torint.h b/src/common/torint.h
index e6f3180e96..6f515495d1 100644
--- a/src/common/torint.h
+++ b/src/common/torint.h
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
-/* Windows likes to capitalize ssize_t.  Charming. */
-#define ssize_t SSIZE_T
-#endif
-
 #if (SIZEOF_INT8_T != 0)
 #define HAVE_INT8_T
 #endif
@@ -186,6 +181,16 @@ typedef unsigned __int64 uint64_t;
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifndef HAVE_SSIZE_T
+#if SIZEOF_SIZE_T == 8
+typedef int64_t ssize_t;
+#elif SIZEOF_SIZE_T == 4
+typedef int32_t ssize_t;
+#else
+#error "Can't define ssize_t."
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #if (SIZEOF_VOID_P > 4 && SIZEOF_VOID_P <= 8)
 #ifndef HAVE_INTPTR_T
 typedef int64_t intptr_t;