diff --git a/tinyxml.h b/tinyxml.h
index a3589e5..12a7750 100644
--- a/tinyxml.h
+++ b/tinyxml.h
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ distribution.
 #ifndef TINYXML_INCLUDED
 #define TINYXML_INCLUDED
 
+#ifndef TIXML_USE_STL
+	#define TIXML_USE_STL
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning( push )
 #pragma warning( disable : 4530 )