diff --git a/include/wx/log.h b/include/wx/log.h
index 4f68880dd3..eb7a58c98a 100644
--- a/include/wx/log.h
+++ b/include/wx/log.h
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ typedef unsigned long wxLogLevel;
 // headers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#include "wx/string.h"
+
 #if wxUSE_LOG
 
-#include "wx/string.h"
 #include "wx/arrstr.h"
 
 #ifndef __WXWINCE__