diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/dccg.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/dccg.cpp
index 994394c5a6..2af913ecbe 100755
--- a/src/mac/carbon/dccg.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/dccg.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #ifdef __MSL__
     #if __MSL__ >= 0x6000
         #include "math.h"
+        // in case our functions were defined outside std, we make it known all the same
+        namespace std { }  
         using namespace std ;
     #endif
 #endif