diff --git a/Source/Common/IniFileClass.h b/Source/Common/IniFileClass.h
index 2effbb7ba..db076f21b 100644
--- a/Source/Common/IniFileClass.h
+++ b/Source/Common/IniFileClass.h
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
+/* for POSIX method away from Win32 _stricmp--see "Platform.h" */
+#include <strings.h>
+#endif
 #include "Platform.h"
+
 #include "FileClass.h"
 #include "CriticalSection.h"
 #include "StdString.h"
@@ -10,7 +15,10 @@ class CIniFileBase
 {
     struct insensitive_compare
     {
-        bool operator() (const std::string & a, const std::string & b) const { return _stricmp(a.c_str(), b.c_str()) < 0; }
+        bool operator() (const std::string & a, const std::string & b) const
+        {
+            return _stricmp(a.c_str(), b.c_str()) < 0;
+        }
     };
 
     typedef std::string ansi_string;