diff --git a/src/msw/textentry.cpp b/src/msw/textentry.cpp
index a63871e6be..95985319e2 100644
--- a/src/msw/textentry.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/textentry.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
+    #include "wx/string.h"
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
 #include "wx/textentry.h"