diff --git a/griffin/griffin.c b/griffin/griffin.c
index b73e6b4c6a..251adc0a5a 100644
--- a/griffin/griffin.c
+++ b/griffin/griffin.c
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ COMPATIBILITY
 #include "../compat/compat_strl.c"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX)
+#include "../compat/compat_posix_string.c"
+#endif
+
 #include "../libretro-common/compat/compat_fnmatch.c"
 #include "../libretro-common/memmap/memalign.c"