diff --git a/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/aegisub.h b/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/aegisub.h
index 385b68901..f10cf7de2 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/aegisub.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/aegisub.h
@@ -48,8 +48,11 @@
 // Define types used by Aegisub
 namespace Aegisub {
 	// String type
+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
 	typedef std::basic_string<wchar_t> String;
-
+#else
+	typedef wxString String;
+#endif
 	// String array
 	typedef std::vector<String> StringArray;