diff --git a/libs/ardour/sndfile_helpers.cc b/libs/ardour/sndfile_helpers.cc
index 372036fdc6..aa6522ebeb 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/sndfile_helpers.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/sndfile_helpers.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
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  */
 
+#ifndef COMPILER_MSVC
 #include <strings.h>
+#endif
 #include <sndfile.h>
 #include "ardour/sndfile_helpers.h"
 #include "ardour/export_format_base.h"