diff --git a/include/stdex/compat.hpp b/include/stdex/compat.hpp
index 98dce58e5..d78f9f166 100644
--- a/include/stdex/compat.hpp
+++ b/include/stdex/compat.hpp
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@
 #define __L(x) L ## x
 #define _L(x)  __L(x)
 #endif
+#ifndef _T
+#define _T(x) x
+#endif
 
 #ifndef _Likely_
 #if _HAS_CXX20
diff --git a/include/stdex/system.hpp b/include/stdex/system.hpp
index 4f4af6ae8..11cfc3db7 100644
--- a/include/stdex/system.hpp
+++ b/include/stdex/system.hpp
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ namespace stdex
 	using schar_t = TCHAR;
 #else
 	using schar_t = char;
-#define _T(x) x
 #endif
 
 	///