diff --git a/include/wx/filefn.h b/include/wx/filefn.h
index a6c2cd0f83..fbbfe263de 100644
--- a/include/wx/filefn.h
+++ b/include/wx/filefn.h
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxEmptyString;
 
     #define   wxTell(fd)   lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR)
 
+    #define   wxStat       stat
+
     // types
     #define   wxStructStat struct stat