diff --git a/include/wx/mac/setup0.h b/include/wx/mac/setup0.h
index 8381fdcfc2..5220594434 100644
--- a/include/wx/mac/setup0.h
+++ b/include/wx/mac/setup0.h
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
 #define wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM  0
 
 // Enable conversion to standard C++ string if 1.
-#define wxUSE_STD_STRING  0
+#define wxUSE_STD_STRING  1
 
 // Support for positional parameters (e.g. %1$d, %2$s ...) in wxVsnprintf.
 // Note that if the system's implementation does not support positional
diff --git a/include/wx/motif/setup0.h b/include/wx/motif/setup0.h
index a6d038cc53..646cc83753 100644
--- a/include/wx/motif/setup0.h
+++ b/include/wx/motif/setup0.h
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 #define wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM  0
 
 // Enable conversion to standard C++ string if 1.
-#define wxUSE_STD_STRING  0
+#define wxUSE_STD_STRING  1
 
 // Support for positional parameters (e.g. %1$d, %2$s ...) in wxVsnprintf.
 // Note that if the system's implementation does not support positional
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/setup0.h b/include/wx/msw/setup0.h
index 0212e27b59..824cc2e77f 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/setup0.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/setup0.h
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 #define wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM  0
 
 // Enable conversion to standard C++ string if 1.
-#define wxUSE_STD_STRING  0
+#define wxUSE_STD_STRING  1
 
 // Support for positional parameters (e.g. %1$d, %2$s ...) in wxVsnprintf.
 // Note that if the system's implementation does not support positional
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/wince/setup.h b/include/wx/msw/wince/setup.h
index f5de075013..1ed191a82c 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/wince/setup.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/wince/setup.h
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 #define wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM  0
 
 // Enable conversion to standard C++ string if 1.
-#define wxUSE_STD_STRING  0
+#define wxUSE_STD_STRING  1
 
 // Support for positional parameters (e.g. %1$d, %2$s ...) in wxVsnprintf.
 // Note that if the system's implementation does not support positional
diff --git a/include/wx/os2/setup0.h b/include/wx/os2/setup0.h
index dfbb5f3778..bafc634d58 100644
--- a/include/wx/os2/setup0.h
+++ b/include/wx/os2/setup0.h
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 #define wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM  0
 
 // Enable conversion to standard C++ string if 1.
-#define wxUSE_STD_STRING  0
+#define wxUSE_STD_STRING  1
 
 // Support for positional parameters (e.g. %1$d, %2$s ...) in wxVsnprintf.
 // Note that if the system's implementation does not support positional
diff --git a/include/wx/palmos/setup0.h b/include/wx/palmos/setup0.h
index a2439edfc6..c9c8fdf79d 100644
--- a/include/wx/palmos/setup0.h
+++ b/include/wx/palmos/setup0.h
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 #define wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM  0
 
 // Enable conversion to standard C++ string if 1.
-#define wxUSE_STD_STRING  0
+#define wxUSE_STD_STRING  1
 
 // Support for positional parameters (e.g. %1$d, %2$s ...) in wxVsnprintf.
 // Note that if the system's implementation does not support positional
diff --git a/include/wx/setup_inc.h b/include/wx/setup_inc.h
index 3ea12f533d..0173a62ea5 100644
--- a/include/wx/setup_inc.h
+++ b/include/wx/setup_inc.h
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 #define wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM  0
 
 // Enable conversion to standard C++ string if 1.
-#define wxUSE_STD_STRING  0
+#define wxUSE_STD_STRING  1
 
 // Support for positional parameters (e.g. %1$d, %2$s ...) in wxVsnprintf.
 // Note that if the system's implementation does not support positional