diff --git a/platform/windows/pandemonium_res.rc b/platform/windows/pandemonium_res.rc
index 36404c629..312c5447f 100644
--- a/platform/windows/pandemonium_res.rc
+++ b/platform/windows/pandemonium_res.rc
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #include "core/version.h"
+#ifndef _STR
+#define _STR(m_x) #m_x
+#define _MKSTR(m_x) _STR(m_x)
+#endif
 
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