diff --git a/src/config/stk_config.hpp b/src/config/stk_config.hpp
index 2b9cfdb6e..6a7323156 100644
--- a/src/config/stk_config.hpp
+++ b/src/config/stk_config.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "utils/no_copy.hpp"
 
 #include <vector>
+#include <string>
 
 class KartProperties;
 class MusicInformation;