diff --git a/deps/premake/rapidjson.lua b/deps/premake/rapidjson.lua
index d1085120..0dc3b4b9 100644
--- a/deps/premake/rapidjson.lua
+++ b/deps/premake/rapidjson.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ rapidjson = {
 }
 
 function rapidjson.import()
+	defines {
+		"RAPIDJSON_HAS_STDSTRING"
+	}
+
 	rapidjson.includes()
 end