diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a18c734ce..3be7689e0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 screenshot*.png
 *.o
+*.a
 *~
 data
 CMakeFiles
diff --git a/libs/platform/strings.h b/libs/platform/strings.h
index 1fb2822a6..0879ed87b 100644
--- a/libs/platform/strings.h
+++ b/libs/platform/strings.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #pragma warning(disable: 4996)
 #define strcasecmp stricmp
 #define snprintf _snprintf
+#else
+#include <strings.h>
 #endif
 
 #endif