diff --git a/include/wx/textentry.h b/include/wx/textentry.h
index 6643ceed52..0aa350ef9d 100644
--- a/include/wx/textentry.h
+++ b/include/wx/textentry.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 // and should probably be replaced with int anyhow)
 typedef long wxTextPos;
 
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxArrayString;
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxTextEntryBase
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------