--- a/stlport/stl/_locale.h
+++ b/stlport/stl/_locale.h
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@
 #  include <stl/_threads.h>
 #endif

-#ifndef _STLP_STRING_FWD_H
-#  include <stl/_string_fwd.h>
-#endif
+#include <stl/_string.h>

 #include <stl/_facets_fwd.h>