diff --git a/src/strings.cpp b/src/strings.cpp
index e1c2ebb65a..d1a067b588 100644
--- a/src/strings.cpp
+++ b/src/strings.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include "signs.h"
 #include "vehicle.h"
 #include "newgrf_engine.h"
+#include "spritecache.h"
+#undef WITH_FREETYPE
 #include "fontcache.h"
 #include "gui.h"