diff --git a/src/base/string.h b/src/base/string.h
index 4e19fee97..4fe8c0c35 100644
--- a/src/base/string.h
+++ b/src/base/string.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ namespace base {
                                               typename SubIterator::pointer,
                                               typename SubIterator::reference> {
   public:
+    typedef typename SubIterator::pointer pointer; // Needed for GCC
+
     explicit utf8_iteratorT(const SubIterator& it)
       : m_internal(it) {
     }