diff --git a/src/preferences/filetypes/IconView.cpp b/src/preferences/filetypes/IconView.cpp
index e8cdd658b4..23c97585d0 100644
--- a/src/preferences/filetypes/IconView.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/filetypes/IconView.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+using namespace std;
+
 
 status_t
 icon_for_type(BMimeType& type, BBitmap& bitmap, icon_size size,