diff --git a/libs/pbd/stacktrace.cc b/libs/pbd/stacktrace.cc
index 805b9a2e84..b78f0e9338 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/stacktrace.cc
+++ b/libs/pbd/stacktrace.cc
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ PBD::stacktrace (std::ostream& out, int levels)
 
 #else
 
+std::string 
+PBD::demangle (std::string const & l)
+{
+	return string;
+}
+
 void
 PBD::stacktrace (std::ostream& out, int /*levels*/)
 {