diff --git a/libretro-common/file/retro_dirent.c b/libretro-common/file/retro_dirent.c
index 19000f0ffb..9c53504732 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/retro_dirent.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/retro_dirent.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <retro_dirent.h>
 #include <encodings/utf.h>
 #include <compat/strl.h>
+#include <string/stdstring.h>
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 #  ifdef _MSC_VER