diff --git a/libretro-common/file/retro_dirent.c b/libretro-common/file/retro_dirent.c
index 5087bb125a..5fa0cb4b86 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/retro_dirent.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/retro_dirent.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-#  include <compat/posix_string.h>
 #  ifdef _MSC_VER
 #    define setmode _setmode
 #  endif