diff --git a/libs/fst/vst3-scanner.cc b/libs/fst/vst3-scanner.cc
index 34e8faa3a6..017cc3a9c4 100644
--- a/libs/fst/vst3-scanner.cc
+++ b/libs/fst/vst3-scanner.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #ifdef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+#include <objidl.h>
 #include <windows.h>
 #else
 #include <signal.h>