diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSoundManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageSoundManager.cpp
index e4bb39c10a..9d6308b42a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSoundManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSoundManager.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ void SoundMixBuffer::write(const Sint16 *buf, unsigned size)
 {
 	if(mixbuf.size() < size)
 	{
-		basic_string<Sint32> empty(size-mixbuf.size(), 0);
+		basic_string<Sint32, char_traits_Sint32> empty(size-mixbuf.size(), 0);
 
 		mixbuf.insert(mixbuf.end(), empty.begin(), empty.end());
 	}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSoundManager.h b/stepmania/src/RageSoundManager.h
index c8d685e50e..b923dd8550 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSoundManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSoundManager.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
 /* This inputs and outputs 16-bit 44khz stereo input. */
 class SoundMixBuffer
 {
-	basic_string<Sint32> mixbuf;
+	basic_string<Sint32, char_traits_Sint32> mixbuf;
 	float vol;
 
 public:
diff --git a/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.h b/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.h
index 0a969def5c..6f50278ef2 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.h
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ SDL_Surface *SDL_CreateRGBSurfaceSane
 
 void FixHiddenAlpha(SDL_Surface *img);
 
-template<>
-struct char_traits<Sint32>
+struct char_traits_Sint32: public char_traits<Sint32>
 {
 	static Sint32 *copy(Sint32 *s, const Sint32 *p, size_t n)
 	{