diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/include/iceoryx_hoofs/internal/posix_wrapper/semaphore_interface.hpp b/iceoryx_hoofs/include/iceoryx_hoofs/internal/posix_wrapper/semaphore_interface.hpp
index 4ce64d119f2..4237df0b4ad 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/include/iceoryx_hoofs/internal/posix_wrapper/semaphore_interface.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/include/iceoryx_hoofs/internal/posix_wrapper/semaphore_interface.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "iceoryx_hoofs/cxx/expected.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_hoofs/internal/units/duration.hpp"
+#include "iceoryx_hoofs/platform/semaphore.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_hoofs/posix_wrapper/semaphore.hpp"
 
 namespace iox
diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/include/iceoryx_hoofs/posix_wrapper/unnamed_semaphore.hpp b/iceoryx_hoofs/include/iceoryx_hoofs/posix_wrapper/unnamed_semaphore.hpp
index 112d9f308f0..217387f1363 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/include/iceoryx_hoofs/posix_wrapper/unnamed_semaphore.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/include/iceoryx_hoofs/posix_wrapper/unnamed_semaphore.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class UnnamedSemaphore final : public internal::SemaphoreInterface<UnnamedSemaph
   private:
     friend class UnnamedSemaphoreBuilder;
     friend class iox::cxx::optional<UnnamedSemaphore>;
-    friend class SemaphoreInterface<UnnamedSemaphore>;
+    friend class internal::SemaphoreInterface<UnnamedSemaphore>;
 
     UnnamedSemaphore() noexcept = default;
     iox_sem_t* getHandle() noexcept;
diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/platform/win/include/iceoryx_hoofs/platform/semaphore.hpp b/iceoryx_hoofs/platform/win/include/iceoryx_hoofs/platform/semaphore.hpp
index 8276a47d443..4165c96d664 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/platform/win/include/iceoryx_hoofs/platform/semaphore.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/platform/win/include/iceoryx_hoofs/platform/semaphore.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #define SEM_FAILED 0
+// win32 API page talks about maximum allowed value without defining it or how to obtain.
+// We use the SEM_VALUE_MAX from linux which is 2^31 - 1
+#define SEM_VALUE_MAX 2147483647
 
 struct iox_sem_t
 {